What to look for in a potential business partner 8

[JohnDoe0222]

Hello all,

I am just wondering what tips you all have for finding the right potential business partner. There is one of my fellow coworkers that I get along with well enough, I feel like we have complementary skill sets, he has more experience than me, but not by much. His engineering work is top-notch. He has expressed a desire to start his own engineering firm, and I think he would jump at the prospect of working with me. The one big downside - he complains a lot. It seems like he is always complaining about our bosses. I don't know if it is just our bosses or if he is in fact a Debby Downer. Any suggestions? Any tips on the most essential qualities in a business partner?

Thanks,
JD

 

[HamburgerHelper]

There are a lot of complainers who do nothing but complain or think that it is somehow unique that they see that something is wrong. There are occasionally complainers who are so annoyed by things being broken that they are compelled to go fix them. Sometimes, I wonder if a lot of people who appear to be proactive and optimist are just pessimist that have learned how to grease the wheels and play the game to hopefully make something happen.

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