Omar Zenhom argues you shouldn't search for a co-founder like you're hiring. His co-founder was already in his life as a colleague and friend before becoming his wife. The lesson: stop looking and recognize when the right person is already there.
Most people think finding a co-founder is about the search, about pitching somebody on your business, the perfect person at the right moment. Here's my advice: stop looking. The people who go looking almost always get it wrong because they treat it as a hiring decision, and it's something completely different than hiring a team member. I knew my co-founder for years before I saw what was right in front of me. She was a colleague, she was a friend, and eventually the woman I married. This is how I learned the difference between finding a co-founder and recognizing one. [MUSIC] [MUSIC]
