3 Unusual Ways to Find a Co-founder

Meet-cute / The Classifieds

Mike Serbinis and Dan Leibu

CoFounders / League

In the late ’90s, Mike Serbinis () needed a developer to help him build cloud-storage DocSpace. So he placed a classified ad in the paper. “It was like: ‘Started awesome internet company! Developer wanted!) responded, and the pair scheduled a call. “I was totally unimpressed,” Serbinis admits. “I was like, ” Still, they agreed to an in-person follow-up, and face-to-face, startup sparks flew. “We immediately got into an argument, and Dan was not afraid to spar,” Serbinis says. “This was not the guy from the phone -- this was a smart, tough wolf in sheep’s clothing.” DocSpace eventually for $530 million, and now, two decades and two startups later, the founders are still together as they build and League,a health-benefits platform.