Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

[parhamn]

I've been running out of time developing since I've been doing a lot of marketing/sales type things. Seems like a very inefficient use of my skills. Any tips on how to find a marketing/sales partner/pair? Are you a marketing/sales guru looking to pair up with a developer in software type sales, drop me a line in my profile (note I'm not interested in building major corporation but rather self-viable income).

[samsheen]

It really depends on what you are building. If your domain is say Retail, then you should try and find someone with that domain expertise. I am of course assuming that you are a techie and do not have much experience in that domain.

One source of such partnerships that people often overlook are - current customers. If you have a customer who is really passionate about the project, there is a chance he might be interested in working on it with you.

[sideproject]

Though it might not fit your requirements, can I suggest SideProjectors (disclaimer, I maintain the site)? It's a market place for side projects and several developers have used a site to find a co-founder/collaborator.

http://sideprojectors.com

It's an incredibly difficult thing to find a right partnership though whether it's a marketing person, tech co-founder etc.

[radkiddo]

I'm looking for one myself as well :) Seems to be a rare species (marketing/sales guru willing to partner early)

[gk1 → radkiddo]

Hey I do marketing consulting but am currently open to partnering up with someone as "the marketing guy." I'm curious about ApBox -- looks like an idea with legs. I couldn't find your contact info, so shoot me an email if you want to chat!

[januaryjin]

You might want to consider looking at Linkedin, or the best way is to check within your network first.

[cl3m]

Same here. Especially for ios apps :-)