Find Your Perfect Bootstrapped Business Partner

Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs who'd rather build profitable, sustainable, enjoyable businesses. No VC funding or large teams.

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Features

How MakerMatch Works

Our platform is designed specifically for entrepreneurs who want to build sustainable, profitable businesses with a partner who shares their vision.

Custom Matching Algorithm

Our algorithm matches you based on business goals, skills, values, and working styles.

Personalized Questions

Create custom multiple-choice questions to find partners aligned with your specific needs.

Bootstrapper-Focused

Exclusively for entrepreneurs who want to build profitable businesses without VC funding.

Who It's For (And Who It's Not)

We're building a community with a specific focus. Make sure we're the right fit for you.

This is for you if:

You want to build a profitable, sustainable business
You value work-life balance and sustainable growth
You prefer bootstrapping over raising VC funding
You are talented in at least one of these areas: engineering, marketing, sales, operations

This is NOT for you if:

You're looking for someone to fund your idea
You're more interested in building the next unicorn or billion-dollar company at the expense of your family life
You're looking to build a large team quickly ("blitzscale")
You're "an idea person" and don't offer actual implementation skills

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about MakerMatch

Why is it 100% free?

It's 100% free because the world needs better business partnerships. And I want to attract the best pool of talent here so that I can find the best businses partner (for an actual business, separate from this side project). P.S. Ever since marrying someone I met on OkCupid I've wanted to create a tool that helps match compatible people to each other.

How does the matching algorithm work?

Our algorithm matches partners based on complementary skills, aligned values, similar goals, and compatible working styles. You can create custom multiple-choice questions to fine-tune your matches. Like OkCupid for bootstrapped business partner matching.

How is this different from YC's co-founder matching?

Unlike Y Combinator's tool which attracts founders looking to build venture-backed startups, MakerMatch is exclusively for entrepreneurs who want to build profitable, bootstrapped businesses.

What kind of businesses is this for?

MakerMatch is ideal for SaaS, e-commerce, content, service businesses, and other models that can be profitably run by two founders without external funding.