 Now if you're starting a startup, your number one question probably is where do I find the right partners to join my team? Now this video is going to be broken down into two different sections. The first section is figuring out ways or where to find your partner. The second part of the video is the relationship side of things. That's more important than who your partner is. It's do you get along with your partner? Okay? So the first part, where do you find partners? There's a lot of resources for this. I've had bad partners in the past. I've had good partners in the past. And my number one resource for finding partners is my network. I go through my Rolodex and I see does anybody know of or does anybody fit the partnership description that I'm looking for? And this takes time. So go through your Rolodex, ask your friends, ask your family, ask other startups or businesses or incubators. Do they know anybody or anyone right now that's free? And guess what are you going to do? Just like a girlfriend on a first day, you're going to line and dine them, take them out, talk to them and see where they are in life and see if you guys are a good fit. Okay? Third option, LinkedIn. This one is not my personal favorite, but I've heard many successful stories from other people. It's very simple. You go to LinkedIn and you do keyword research. Like I said, I wouldn't put emphasis on this. So once you find somebody, you wind and dine them, reach out, send them an email, see what they're doing, talk to them, do some fishing. And finally the last one, ask friends, kind of ties into networks, but this is kind of the last case scenario after you failed everything, you start digging deeper and deeper and you just literally start talking to your real close friends and you kind of push them and push them, listen guys, I'm looking for somebody. Now, if all else fails, continue on your own. Why wait for somebody? I always believe in becoming a magnet or a larger planet. You create a gravitational pull, so a pool, so people come and they find you because you're doing cool shit. It's simple as that. So that's the first part, where? Now, this is the magical part, the best part, the relationship building side of things. See, because it's not about finding a business partner, it's about finding the right business partner that works well with your chemistry as an individual, as an entrepreneur. And I always say, you will not propose to your girlfriend or boyfriend on the first date. You don't do that. So why should you do that on the business? Why should you do or why should you put this when you meet somebody and you're like, oh, let's go into business 50-50 equity and that's that on the first date. And then you realize three months down the line that this person is a crazy son of a bitch and you're stuck in some fucked up mess. That doesn't work very well, does it? And you're gonna go through legality and paperwork and it's just an headache. I've been there and done that. Instead, you treat this as a beautiful, elegant courtship, where you take your time learning about each other. So I know you're gonna ask me, what about the equity? What about the split? What about the partnership? There's many ways to do this. And one of my personal favorite ways is creating a dynamic, variable equity. So every single quarter, every single three months, we will reestablish where we are, what we're doing, how much time we're putting into the company and spiritually and mentally we're at. And then we reevaluate and we change the paradigm, we change the actual contract. And we do this quarter to quarter. And usually after a year, you realize what's set in stone. And that's a pretty much long enough time to figure out, okay, from here on out, it's 70-30. This is your responsibility. And I get along with you. So it's about taking baby steps. I recommend that if you are in the process of finding your partner, you do disk profiling. It's a fantastic resource. It'll be Steven Sissler. Check him out. Read the book Slicing the Pie by Mike Moyer. I think Moyer Joyer, one or the other. Read The Entrepreneur's Dilemma by Daniel Weiserman. I may be butchering the last name, but first name is Daniel. Big Book Entrepreneur's Dilemma. Fantastic. Holly recommended. And read those books and resources because it's going to help you a lot. Remember, it's about building that dream team. It's about having that chemistry between you, between the whole team together. It's not about just diving in and getting married on the first date. But wonder we have a 75% divorce rate right now. People are just diving in right away. Yeah, I'm going to get divorced. Then you realize you made a big mistake. Okay. So let's recap. We're going to find them. Network, Angelus, LinkedIn, ask your friends. Now the relationship side, court them, treat them well. Figure out how they are wired, hardwired, both physically, mentally and spiritually and business wise. Take your time. Don't rush on things. Figure each other out. Figure the chemistry, the dynamics between each other. And it gets more complex when more partners are involved. Do a disc profiling or a Kobe profiling, any type of profiling and see how the people are wired on an actual chart. They can relate the charts, compare them between you and your partners. Every single quarter, you're going to have a, you're going to have a recalculation of where you stand and then you create a new type of organizational system or organizational chart and you go from there. And it's, it's that simple. There is a general theme around this and it's about relationships. It's about being honest with your partners and it's about getting along with people and respecting people and trusting people. And that's it. As simple as that. I hope you enjoyed this video. If you want more videos like this, well, there's a couple things to do. I want you to leave a comment below. Let me know your experiences about working with partners. If you have any problems right now or you're trying to find a partner, leave a comment below this video. We'll meet again. Have an amazing day and I will see you soon.