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I've never understood the purpose of co-founders. If you are a hacker, create your product. Then figure out were you need help and find it. It's hard to over
by holdenc 17y ago
I've never understood the purpose of co-founders. If you are a hacker, create your product. Then figure out were you need help and find it.
It's hard to overstate the amount that one additional person can dilute the efficiency of a one-person business.
- netsp 17y agoPartnerships have a good track record. I think they add some consistency to the performance.
- robdor 17y agoI find "reality checks" to be a great benefit of having a co-founder. The best of us spend time pursuing ideas and tangents for our startups that really don't matter. A co-founder can help identify and keep those incidents to a minimum. Of course this works both ways.
- felipe 17y agoReality checks are best provided by customers, or potential customers.
- jlees 17y agoIt depends on your working habits. Simply having someone else to report/share progress, ideas, etc to can make a huge difference, especially if, as recently discussed on HN, you're inclined towards the manic depressive. Having someone else there really helps during the low periods.