I am almost the complete opposite. I only start companies with friends and while there have been some issues, it has served me very well. I think it partly de

I am almost the complete opposite. I only start companies with friends and while there have been some issues, it has served me very well. I think it partly depends on the definition of friend. I don't start companies with acquaintances, I start them with people that I love and respect. When you do that, starting a company becomes a really special endeavor. This is very relevant for me at the moment because I am starting a new company and the person that I am hounding to be the founding CTO is a "newer friend" (we have only known each other for 4 years or so) but I am convinced that we will be a great team. My advice is to start companies to work with people you love vs. trying to make a bunch of money. It's such a great way to "work" and greed will have a hard time breaking that.