Compatibility Calculator

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Tim He
March 21, 2025

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I recently made a mini tool, the Cherrytree Cofounder Compatibility Calculator.

It asks questions about archetypes, personal and professional alignment, and weaknesses. So far, I’ve collected ~600 responses.

This gives me some interesting insights.

Archetypes

Respondent’s

Percent

Their Cofounder’s

Percent

Conductor

20%

Conductor

14%

Strategist

34%

Strategist

19%

Inventor

29%

Inventor

32%

Storyteller

7%

Storyteller

13%

Connector

7%

Connector

16%

Guardian

3%

Guardian

6%

Option

Percent

Compassion | Connection

15%

Capability | Capacity

30%

Communication | Convos

24%

Commitment | Conviction

31%

Compatibility Score

*Calculated based on responses for the above questions and more.

Average: 80.04% | Median: 81.25% | Min: 25% | Max: 100%

I really want to know what makes certain partnerships click and others… not so much. There just isn’t that much research out there on this topic quite yet.

Over the next few days, I’ll be looking for patterns and correlations in their responses and their scores. Will report shortly.

For now, this will give you a good benchmark and reference point for your own cofoundership if you take the test. Plus, it’ll make you reflect a little bit.

That’s all for now,

Tim He

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