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Forget co-founders or not. The greater the number of valuable, diverse inputs the greater the likelihood for success. This depends entirely on the founder's or
by endswapper 10y ago
Forget co-founders or not. The greater the number of valuable, diverse inputs the greater the likelihood for success. This depends entirely on the founder's or cofounder's ability to manage those inputs.
This is why there is a preference for founding teams over solo founders, but it's also why a singular vision and solo founder's ability to distill and manage those inputs may perform better than a team.
- sportanova 10y ago> The greater the number of valuable, diverse inputs the greater the likelihood for success But is that really true? Seems like more of an unsubstantiated platitude. "The more colors you use in a painting, the more beautiful it is!" Until you get a brown mess
- endswapper 10y agoYes, it is. I think the sentence that follows the one you quoted provides the required context. It's up to the founder or cofounder to determine and prioritize the value of inputs. This is why such an emphasis is put on the people (often over the idea itself) in startups. To be clear, I didn't say the greater the number of inputs, i.e. use all of the colors until they are a brown mess.