Thanks for the context. The additional context does not really make the statement any better IMHO. Starting a company with one of your friends has a lot of "dr

Thanks for the context. The additional context does not really make the statement any better IMHO. Starting a company with one of your friends has a lot of "drawbacks". If your friend is underperforming by a huge margin you often don't want to risk the friendship by telling the truth. Some of my friends have nothing to do with tech or business - most of them enjoy a very low risk way to live (employed with the state or county for example) and don't want to do it any other way. I enjoy a little bit of risk in my live. :) This different way of living does not make my friends any worse or better...