Even among more traditional businesses, you see more than one founder being the norm. For example, in a retail or fast food establishment, one person will usua

Even among more traditional businesses, you see more than one founder being the norm. For example, in a retail or fast food establishment, one person will usually handle the operations side and the other will handle the business side. I really don't think a startup is really a startup if you don't have anybody working with or for you. That's also legally reflected in the difference between a sole-proprietorship and C/S corps.