Here's my story about looking for a co-founder for Polar: https://getpolarized.io https://getpolarized.io I'm basically trying to build an integrated reading

Here's my story about looking for a co-founder for Polar: https://getpolarized.io https://getpolarized.io I'm basically trying to build an integrated reading environment for people like researchers and students. You can kind of think of it like IntelliJ or Visual Studio but for books. I shipped an MVP on Hacker News and right now we have about 5000 MAU. And our users LOVE us. I just found out that Roger Craig. One of the Jeopardy champions used Polar to win Jeopardy. https://superorganizers.substack.com/p/how-a-jeopardy-champion-remembers https://superorganizers.substack.com/p/how-a-jeopardy-champi... Now, being a solo founder is tough. A lot of VCs will hold it against you. However, one of the number one failures of a startup is having a bad co-founder. My strategy has been to be VERY conservative here. I identified five co-founders but just haven't had a good fit. I think my biggest advice is to trust your instincts. Unless it feels perfect and you've been working together for a while don't pull the trigger. My plan now is to have sort of running co-founder search and bring them on more as a senior hire with adequate compensation if I'm successful in finding them. It's hard though. I'd go so far as to say it's harder than finding a wife. They need to have your back at all times but unlike a marriage there's no actual love backing the relationship.