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Can anyone give some examples of big companies that were solo founders? I think Dropbox was.
by dstein 15y ago
Can anyone give some examples of big companies that were solo founders? I think Dropbox was.
- cheez 15y agoSAS?
- sskates 15y agoDrew found a cofounder before doing YC. Can't think of any truly one man operations off the top of my head, although Zuckerberg was almost running the entire show at Facebook.
- Humourisok 15y agothis is exactly the idea: as a single founder you can cash the same amount as a small company
- neworbit 15y agoI want to say Oracle
- answerly 15y agoLarry Ellison had two co-founders. I believe that both of them left the company in the early '90s.
- xiaoma 15y agoHow about Richard Branson, Felix Dennis, or Jeff Bezos?
- arram 15y agoRichard Branson had partners when we started Virgin Records. After Virgin Records, he had enough money to hire for all his other businesses right off the bat. Felix Dennis was solo, and strongly believes in holding on to as much equity as possible, but if you read his book, he'll tell you what a miserable time it was. (He often wished he was dead.) I've bootstrapped a business to significant traction as a single founder. I don't recommend it. It's possible, but morally exhaustive.
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