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If you have friends or relatives or a partner in your life, you are never alone. Yes! I don't think this is said enough. I was having this exact chat with my
by pierrefar 16y ago
If you have friends or relatives or a partner in your life, you are never alone.
Yes! I don't think this is said enough.
I was having this exact chat with my wife last night. I'm working as a freelancer while building a startup and she's supporting me 100%. What were talking about is how a husband-wife team would look to potential investors when clearly one person is doing the most of the visible work, but couldn't do as much without the other. And one thing that came up is equity and how that could play out.
I wish I had a good answer.
- maukdaddy 16y agoThis is a topic we should discuss more on HN. Both my wife and myself are currently working on an evening MBA program. People are shocked that we are able to do it at the same time, take classes together, etc. I don't understand, because I find that we end up supporting each other, motivating each other, etc. Along the same lines, I would definitely love to run a company with my wife one day. Most people I meet are aghast when I suggest running a company with a spouse. Is this idea really that rare?
- mayava 16y agoThanks for the comments, guys. I'm definitely interested in exploring co-founder relationships further. Seems to me that bringing on a "good friend" as a co-founder is a treacherous path (either take off or crash and burn), but most husband/wife, brother/sister, and very very best friends co-founder relationships seem to work out. Perhaps the extreme closeness allows the parties to communicate more openly, be more committed, or better understand and accommodate each others' weaknesses.