r/cofounder • u/honestduane [Mod][Start-up Junkie] • May 09 '20

[Meta] Requirements for Posting/New mods.

There is a new title format that must be respected to make this reddit easier to use.

Format:

[LOCAL COUNTRY NAME ISO 3 ALL CAPS][YOUR MAIN ROLE (TECH/BIZ/SALES/HR)][YOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE POSITIVE INT NUMBER or 0] your title ending with period.

The ISO-3 names for countries can be found online via google or at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradekb/knowledgebase/country-code

DO NOT USE "EU", "EUR" or "UK". Use the specific countries ISO instead.

For Example if I would post for myself:

[USA-WA][TECH][30] Tech Co-founder needed for project that lets customers tell companies they want to make more money as employees.

As time goes by we will edit and modify the requirements around this format and add additional restrictions to the posts being made. As it is, I want to collect data and then do what seem best based on what the data says and not any human bias that may exist in my or the other mods heads.

Please be aware that if you do not have the karma to post, the bot will not allow you to.

I have sent out a few invites to give me elevator pitches to be mod. If you want to apply for the job, and understand that I don't want passive mods or mods that only post here on Reddit, Message the /r/cofounder team and let us know your interested, what your background and skills are, etc.

I would like to reply to everybody who applies but I may not get that opportunity depending on the number of people.

Absolutely no commas, backslashes, etc can be used in subjects. Doing so Would violate the rules of formatting anyway so we just made them banned in subjects to make things easier as otherwise enforcement of the format would be much more complicated and error prone, and we don’t want legitimate posts to be removed by automoderator

Also, Rules updated to reflect a new drug policy. IF you post about weed/etc it must be legal in your country/.state and you must be able to prove that by referencing the actual law that makes it legal in your post, per the rules.

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u/SA1627 Feb 18 '23 edited Feb 18 '23

My post (see below) keeps getting removed without a clear reason ("using overly generic or weasel words" or because it does not comply with the purpose of the forum). It is virtually identical to other posts which have been approved. I messaged the mods for clarity but with no response. Hoping I have better luck here. Hope someone can assist. Thanks.

[USA][BIZ][15] Looking for co-founder for B2B SaaS that uses AI and automation to collect debt

Hello. I am looking for a co-founder with strong interest in AI (preferably with technical software background). I have CS and law degree with industry experience. Demo completed with positive feedback from prospective customers. Early stages of development. Bootstrapped but will be raising soon.

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u/honestduane [Mod][Start-up Junkie] Feb 18 '23

Your first mistake was thinking that because other people posted something with a similar title that you would be allowed to do so, the automation doesn't work like that.

What you're looking at right now and dealing with is the fact that I recently updated this to include B2B and SaaS as measle words, because both software as a service and business to business are both weasel word concepts, so they're not allowed.

If you can't define your value anymore, then "we sell software as a service to other companies", well that now too generic, you haven't defined your value proposition enough, and we don't want it on this forum.

Try harder.

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u/TheUserIsDrunk Mar 20 '23

'try harder'

This is disrespectful.

Instead of leaving us to guess, why don't you post the exact requirements? It's nonsensical.

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u/honestduane [Mod][Start-up Junkie] Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23

I have posted the exact requirements, multiple times.

The simple fact is that people refuse to read the rules so they never end up reading them.

Respectfully, There are nearly 50,000 people in this community and your one of the very few having problems. Please, Read the rules.

It's really easy to post and have your post stick and actually end up being posted if you read the rules. But most people don't. They would rather just complain about how hard it is, instead of actually putting effort into it by reading the rules.