It's not because startups require multiple different skills that it's a good idea to have cofounders. The main reason you need cofounders is to share the weight of doing something so hard.
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Cofounders will often talk each other into being bolder than either would have been alone. This principle is way broader, and way older, than startups. This is hunting mammoths.
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Absolutely agree. Without my cofounder I may have lacked courage. I always think his benefit is in being a sounding board and help, but the “being bolder” point is 100% key!
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How to choose cofounders? Do they normally come from same workplaces/backgrounds? What do the stats say on this? Common idea I heard in entrepreneurship class in college was that a lot of startups fail because of cofounders not having the same vision.
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Enjoy reading what you put out. Resonates.
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Resilience is easier when you’re not alone.
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It would be better that a cofounder is honest and very moral, otherwise staying at home might be better.
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Agreed 100% - I’m much more of a coward than I’d like to admit, and my cofounder is the main reason I’ve had the strength to grow our company over the last few years.
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The only bias comes when angel investors insist on a MANDATORY TECH CO-FOUNDER. Don't investors believe delivery by non tech co-founders in a start up?
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Most things make sense through and evolutionary psychology lens
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Painting with broad brushes: in your experience is the argmax two cofounders (and why)?
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It's very helpful to have 2 or 3 founders rather than 1. But except in certain specialized domains, more than 3 is often a sign of fear or cluelessness.
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