Yup: it's easy to find a business-y co-founder, but it's hard to figure out if they are going to be a great one. At the end of the day, the only real way is th

Yup: it's easy to find a business-y co-founder, but it's hard to figure out if they are going to be a great one. At the end of the day, the only real way is that you've actually worked with them in the past. How about bringing in co-founders[0], but at the project level with a cliff etc? It will be obvious by 6 months as to who's cutting it and the group will self-select to stay on. That should minimize the risk. [0] multiple people with staggered start dates