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I am a solo founder. And I didn't see any mention of actual income value of the "successful" businesses in this article. I suspect you can easily get more succe
by Vanderson 8y ago
I am a solo founder. And I didn't see any mention of actual income value of the "successful" businesses in this article. I suspect you can easily get more successful very small businesses a leg up in sheer numbers alone just from personality conflicts wrecking multi-founder businesses.
I had a partner very early on, and it didn't work out. And it was really nice having someone on board that really cared about success the same way I did. Not an employee, client, friend or family member. But another "me" as part of the group.
If I could go back in time, and truly fix the problems, I would rather have kept my co-founder.
Also, they end with this, so maybe there is more to this story.
>...are already working on their next paper, which looks specifically at co-founding teams, and what factors determine their success and failure.
- avinium 8y agoIn your view, why didn't it work out?
- Vanderson 8y agoPersonal problems with co-founder. I wasn't mature enough (I really had a lot of personal issues myself) to truly help that person overcome their issues. Eventually he stopped being productive and just played video games. He knew he was screwing me over, but he simply couldn't get out of his own personal funk. (it was the days of Everquest and large group raids, it was really bad) In retrospect, I really really wish I had been more patient and actually tried to encourage him and get him back on track. I learned a valuable lesson from this though, to not let my temporary grief blind me to other people's distress.