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Based on my prior experiences, I am thoroughly convinced of wanting to be a solo founder going forward. I know the statistics of VCs and whatnot are conducive t

Based on my prior experiences, I am thoroughly convinced of wanting to be a solo founder going forward. I know the statistics of VCs and whatnot are conducive to co-founder startups but I just don't care. It's liberating to work by oneself.

uup 4y ago
It’s liberating but also tiring. Sometimes it’s nice to have someone to lean on. To commiserate with. To share success with. And no one is perfect. It’s nice to have someone fill in your weaknesses. I solo founded once. I won’t do it again. It’s too lonely. And I’m not even a social person.
- cercatrova 4y ago
  Your argument is covered in the article just FYI in case you haven't read it yet.
  - uup 4y ago
    The argument isn’t a that convincing. Basically, instead of having a good co-founder you could have a bad one. I don’t know enough about the data used to comment on that aspect. Perhaps, statistically, it really is better to found solo. I’m just sharing my personal experience. Having founded solo once, I won’t do it again.
    - eins1234 4y ago
      I think the counter argument in the article that was more relevant was the grass is always greener on the other side part. It's hard to form an informed opinion until we've been on both sides. Though I think it's totally valid to want to try the cofounder approach if you've tried the solo approach and just totally hated it and never want to do it again. I think there are probably also plenty of founders out there who have had a bad cofounder experience and would only consider solo-founding for their next venture.
      - uup 4y ago
        I guess I should have clarified that I've done both. For me, personally, having co-founders was more fun and more successful. YMMV of course :)
        eins1234 4y ago
        Totally, if you've tried both and vastly preferred one, it's a no brainer. :)
TylerE 4y ago
I’m not convinced that taking VC money is even a winner if you’re actually trying to build a business because everything becomes so much about either short term or growth at all costs.
- antupis 4y ago
  Taking VC money is just tool. It good tool for some cases and bad for others.
- ergocoder 4y ago
  Being able to convince a VC to invest millions into your business is a win. Maybe not the biggest win like IPO, but a win regardless. People act like raising money is easy. It's not.
  - Existenceblinks 4y ago
    It's not about hard or easy axis, it's investors' mood / dream / "vision" .. influenced by hype (which media they consume, which developers they listen to). It's as hard as someone want to put money on some horse and want some return, and that money is operated on assumption of willing to loss (amount) .. i.e. risk management. People only view it on one end like the other end is some sort of holy justice.
    - ergocoder 4y ago
      > It's as hard as someone want to put money on some horse If you put millions in one horse, and there are thousands or millions of horses to choose from, I suppose you can say it is the same. Making money consistently from horse betting is also really really hard. If not, many people would have been millionaires from horse betting already.
      - Existenceblinks 4y ago
        > many people would have been millionaires from horse betting already It's called capitalism! Use your capital wisely, once you are up, it's hard to fall. Look at this recession(?) millionaires doing just fine. I won't argue on weather it's betting or investing. It seems hard now because investors put put seat belt on. > People act like raising money is easy. It's not. I see the startup being viewed as an active while in the market money try hard to park itself somewhere. It's always money that being actively finding a place to go. It's in investors' hands so it's in investors' mood / vision / dream / hype / media they consume / trend blah blah. Your startups being good is less than half of story.

uup 4y ago

It’s liberating but also tiring. Sometimes it’s nice to have someone to lean on. To commiserate with. To share success with. And no one is perfect. It’s nice to have someone fill in your weaknesses. I solo founded once. I won’t do it again. It’s too lonely. And I’m not even a social person.

cercatrova 4y ago
Your argument is covered in the article just FYI in case you haven't read it yet.
- uup 4y ago
  The argument isn’t a that convincing. Basically, instead of having a good co-founder you could have a bad one. I don’t know enough about the data used to comment on that aspect. Perhaps, statistically, it really is better to found solo. I’m just sharing my personal experience. Having founded solo once, I won’t do it again.
  - eins1234 4y ago
    I think the counter argument in the article that was more relevant was the grass is always greener on the other side part. It's hard to form an informed opinion until we've been on both sides. Though I think it's totally valid to want to try the cofounder approach if you've tried the solo approach and just totally hated it and never want to do it again. I think there are probably also plenty of founders out there who have had a bad cofounder experience and would only consider solo-founding for their next venture.
    - uup 4y ago
      I guess I should have clarified that I've done both. For me, personally, having co-founders was more fun and more successful. YMMV of course :)
      - eins1234 4y ago
        Totally, if you've tried both and vastly preferred one, it's a no brainer. :)

TylerE 4y ago

I’m not convinced that taking VC money is even a winner if you’re actually trying to build a business because everything becomes so much about either short term or growth at all costs.

antupis 4y ago
Taking VC money is just tool. It good tool for some cases and bad for others.
ergocoder 4y ago
Being able to convince a VC to invest millions into your business is a win. Maybe not the biggest win like IPO, but a win regardless. People act like raising money is easy. It's not.
- Existenceblinks 4y ago
  It's not about hard or easy axis, it's investors' mood / dream / "vision" .. influenced by hype (which media they consume, which developers they listen to). It's as hard as someone want to put money on some horse and want some return, and that money is operated on assumption of willing to loss (amount) .. i.e. risk management. People only view it on one end like the other end is some sort of holy justice.
  - ergocoder 4y ago
    > It's as hard as someone want to put money on some horse If you put millions in one horse, and there are thousands or millions of horses to choose from, I suppose you can say it is the same. Making money consistently from horse betting is also really really hard. If not, many people would have been millionaires from horse betting already.
    - Existenceblinks 4y ago
      > many people would have been millionaires from horse betting already It's called capitalism! Use your capital wisely, once you are up, it's hard to fall. Look at this recession(?) millionaires doing just fine. I won't argue on weather it's betting or investing. It seems hard now because investors put put seat belt on. > People act like raising money is easy. It's not. I see the startup being viewed as an active while in the market money try hard to park itself somewhere. It's always money that being actively finding a place to go. It's in investors' hands so it's in investors' mood / vision / dream / hype / media they consume / trend blah blah. Your startups being good is less than half of story.