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Single Person Start-ups. Two - Founders Start-ups. Three - Person Start-ups. etc. It's all about context. Are you a rock and roll band? With or without a

Single Person Start-ups. Two - Founders Start-ups. Three - Person Start-ups. etc. It's all about context. Are you a rock and roll band? With or without a drummer? Are you making a film? Are you starting a cricket team? Are you opening a restaurant? Are you starting a media group? There is no magic number, never was, never will be. It's a simple equations of what skills are needed to start, and how many people at a minimum are needed. Are you Evils, The White Stripes or the The Beatles. So while I do appreciate the anecdotal stories, I'm not sure the unequivocal conclusions are really warranted or necessary.

kgrin 15y ago
You may be right, but it would be nice if you'd actually read the article rather than just the headline. The OP wasn't talking about a startup founded by a one-person team - he was making the claim (defensible or not) that single people - that is, people not in relationships - shouldn't do startups. Whether that's a good claim or bad one - and I happen to think it's debatable at best - your commentary would be much better received if it actually addressed the point of the article rather than the headline.