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Agreed, dystopia. I would've expected the personality-fit to be of top importance, so it's surprising to me that it really wasn't that important to the people

• mikeleeorg 16y ago
  I suspect you didn't see personality-fit being of top importance only because the survey didn't offer that as a topline item. At least, not that I can remember or can see in the results. I've seen a lot of cofounder relationships dissolve because of personality-fit alone. Both parties were at the top of their game and highly accomplished individuals. But together, they were awful. Everything from lack of trust to lack of shared vision hurt their rapport. They all eventually fizzled away. I definitely should have listed it as #1 in my answer. Whether people realize it or not, personality-fit is very, very important. dystopia brings up a great reason for this. It's very possible you & your cofounder will need to pivot significantly. If the biz person can't do so well (ie. skills are not aligned, interest is not there, can't handle this "failure", etc), then this isn't the right cofounder for you.