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Why I Can’t Be Your Co-Founder

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By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. We all get unwanted and unsolicited emails. From a 5% online store discount to trying to “help” a prince in Egypt, most of us receive multiple spam emails every day. An email that’s almost as pointless is a cold email offering me a co-founder role in a new startup. Don’t get me wrong, I’m flattered that someone would want me as part of their team, but these are coming from people I have never met. They have no idea who I really am or what my strengths and weaknesses are. They are offering a complete stranger (me) a piece of something they plan on spending years building. Here is an excerpt from a recent email I received: “Cory, Congratulations on your continuing success and achievements with the One, inc. app... I would like to know if you would be interested in chatting with me more about a possible business venture together. I feel that I have a lot to offer, as well as

We all get unwanted and unsolicited emails. From a 5% online store discount to trying to “help” a prince in Egypt, most of us receive multiple spam emails every day. An email that’s almost as pointless is a cold email offering me a co-founder role in a new startup. Don’t get me wrong, I’m flattered that someone would want me as part of their team, but these are coming from people I have never met. They have no idea who I really am or what my strengths and weaknesses are. They are offering a complete stranger (me) a piece of something they plan on spending years building. Here is an excerpt fro

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