I want to share an experience that I think will provide a different perspective. Might not be true in everybody's case, but just my two cents. People often cla

I want to share an experience that I think will provide a different perspective. Might not be true in everybody's case, but just my two cents. People often claim that having a deep-rooted work history and relation with a person and knowing them well suggests they could be somebody you can work on a startup with. My experience has proven, that this isn't always true. Having somebody you know inside-out work on you with a startup is a good thing, but also make sure that you don't mix your emotions with your work. Your best-friend or fiancé might make a great co-founder (considering they work in the same space as you), but it always makes it harder to talk business with them. Emotions are always ugliest when they surface in work conditions. Your cofounder is slacking? Just give them a subtle reminder. Oh wait, now you can't because he's also your best friend so he expects you to let this slide. Bad for business, worse when said business is in its earliest stages.