Ask HN: Advice for older dude looking to find startup Hi, I'm 55 and am finished with a startup I co-founded because the hard work is done, and we're not headed for geometric growth. I don't have a compelling new idea; have ample tech skills, but want to focus on operations, communication and marketing; am financially independent but won't invest money. I've no network in the startup area and been a successful university teacher and quantitative researcher. Ideally, I would find a small team with a vision and a reasonable chance of success. More importantly, they should be committed, competent and non-jerks, I know lot's of people have ideas; what would you do in my place in terms of finding those with the listed qualities who'd be interested in me? Thanks in advance. Edit: Thanks for every reply, I'll start reaching out to individuals soon; if you mentioned mentoring or accelerators, some specific examples would be helpful to me. |