"Wow! What a great post! Starting right now, I will STOP FEELING GUILTY about being a single founder. " You should only stop feeling guilty if you think that a

"Wow! What a great post! Starting right now, I will STOP FEELING GUILTY about being a single founder. " You should only stop feeling guilty if you think that a co-founder is only good for a source of ideas. A co-founder isn't an idea guy (tho they should have ideas). They are someone who: -has skills you don't have. -will motivate you. -will make your good ideas better -will produce ideas that you won't You might be an exception to the rule, but IMHO it's pretty amazing hubris to think that you have all of the ingredients necessary for a successful startup.