It depends on your business. Steve Jobs wasn't boardroom-compatible, but Apple's financials got him accepted by the old-fashioned investors. If your product is

It depends on your business. Steve Jobs wasn't boardroom-compatible, but Apple's financials got him accepted by the old-fashioned investors. If your product is loved by the users and generates loads of money, you can think whatever will want, people will want to invest in your company. Even if you are a dictator and you fall under international sanctions. Until then, your potential co-founder should better be busy with getting there instead of converting the world.