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I'm still skeptical about the whole co-founder thing. Sure, maybe if you're building youtube or justin.tv, and you need to talk to investors or talk face-to-fa

by hasenj 16y ago

I'm still skeptical about the whole co-founder thing. Sure, maybe if you're building youtube or justin.tv, and you need to talk to investors or talk face-to-face to potential clients or make deals with giant media corporations gasp then you probably can't do it as a single-founder. But, there is a large space of problems that can be solved by a single founder. But I suppose if you're determined enough you won't be bothered too much by people telling you must have a co-founder. So instead of looking for a co-founder, look for problems that are small enough to be solve-able by you, but hard enough that a big company can't solve it properly.

jedberg 16y ago
The purpose of a cofounder is not to help alleviate load. It is to have someone tell you no, that your idea/implementation/justification sucks. They question your moves and make you justify them. Having a cofounder keeps you in check and keeps you from straying too far off the successful path.
- hasenj 16y ago
  This can be done by friends/relatives who are interested in supporting you without having the technical skills or free time to actually be co-founders with you. AFAIK, PG's argument is that it's a lot of stress doing a startup on your own.
  - ammmir 16y ago
    i'm looking for a co-founder, but i don't feel it's imperative to find one at the idea or pre-prototype stages. not having a co-founder shouldn't stop anyone from pursuing their idea or working on a prototype. if it does, you're missing ingredient #1: determination.
  - jedberg 16y ago
    > This can be done by friends/relatives who are interested in supporting you without having the technical skills or free time to actually be co-founders with you. Sure, but it is much more effective when someone is in the venture with you, and their success is tied to yours. Your friends and family are much more likely to just say "yeah, that's a good idea". No risk on their part.

by hasenj 16y ago

jedberg 16y ago

The purpose of a cofounder is not to help alleviate load. It is to have someone tell you no, that your idea/implementation/justification sucks. They question your moves and make you justify them. Having a cofounder keeps you in check and keeps you from straying too far off the successful path.

hasenj 16y ago
This can be done by friends/relatives who are interested in supporting you without having the technical skills or free time to actually be co-founders with you. AFAIK, PG's argument is that it's a lot of stress doing a startup on your own.
- ammmir 16y ago
  i'm looking for a co-founder, but i don't feel it's imperative to find one at the idea or pre-prototype stages. not having a co-founder shouldn't stop anyone from pursuing their idea or working on a prototype. if it does, you're missing ingredient #1: determination.
- jedberg 16y ago
  > This can be done by friends/relatives who are interested in supporting you without having the technical skills or free time to actually be co-founders with you. Sure, but it is much more effective when someone is in the venture with you, and their success is tied to yours. Your friends and family are much more likely to just say "yeah, that's a good idea". No risk on their part.