I've had two cofounders. The first I met at Waterloo, but never worked on anything with him. Shut that startup down within a year, even though we had funding op

I've had two cofounders. The first I met at Waterloo, but never worked on anything with him. Shut that startup down within a year, even though we had funding options on the table. Personalities didn't match, and this includes my own failings too. Second cofounder I met at a Toronto Hacker News Night that I put together every year and a half or so. He emailed me after my previous startup shut down and was heartfelt about how much he knew it sucked. We ended up working together and did a small (low 7 digits) exit in under 8 months, four of which were just negotiating the sale. Skill is important, but kindness is much better.