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Poll: Are you a single founder?
Are you running a startup on your own without a co-founder?
- z8000 17y agoNo, I am married. But I did start my own business, if that was your question.
- cjg 17y agoI think that sampling bias has distorted the results.
- jayliew 17y agoHow so?
- seanlinmt 17y agowhat do you mean?
- pclark 17y agoI imagine single founders are more likely to click a topic entitled "are you a single founder"
- authentic 17y agoI don't think so. More likely the investor driven cult of must-have-multiple-founders has distorted people's perception.
- seanlinmt 17y agothere's a flaw with the voting... i can re-vote after posting a reply to a comment...
- jayliew 17y agoI slapped together a quick list for single-founders who want to find co-founders to complement their skillset http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1052950 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1052950
- huherto 17y agoI'm a single founder but I really think I would benefit by having a partner. I would like to have a day (kind of a science fair day) where we all go and demo our applications. I will be willing to drop my idea if I could join with someone that is competent, open and has a good idea. I will be able to establish my own competency by showing off my idea.
- pclark 17y agoit's also a kinda funky question as its black or white. So the co-founder running a Series B funded startup is put against a lone founder that he only works on at weekends. What are you trying to prove?
- allabouteat 17y agoSingle, but not by design.I am anxious to get going and am working with an outside team of developers as I have no real tech skills of my own. I have deep vertical knowledge, content creation, connections and some good biz dev. But if I found a tech equivalent who shared and could contribute to my vision, I'd love to have him/her aboard.
- mrtron 17y agoI have worked on a lot of projects solo - and really recommend going with a founder if you can find a good one.