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Even if you are the perfect seller, artist, and coder, you will still only have one opinion on everything. You need someone to be right when you are wrong, and
by far33d 20y ago
Even if you are the perfect seller, artist, and coder, you will still only have one opinion on everything. You need someone to be right when you are wrong, and wrong when you are right.
- Readmore 20y agoThat's true, but I've found that it is much easier to have friends who will give you different opinions than to find someone committed enough to be a co founder. Surround yourself with people you respect and trust and you'll get the different viewpoints you need.
- BitGeek 20y agoYes, and at the end of the day a decision has to be made. This is where companies get in trouble- the founders have different opinions. I've seen two companies struggle because founders differed... and I've known one company where the founder knew what was going on and was clearly in charge (which there were some founding employees, there was no question of who made the decisions)... that company succeeded until the VC forced a new CEO who couldn't make a decision to save his life on us.... More people to spread out the early work is good. Multiple founders can be ok. But one needs to be in charge.
- nonrecursive 20y agoI agree with Readmore that you can still find that kind of feedback from other people you know. Perhaps another big benefit of having a co-founder is the mutual moral support you can give each other. Sure, you can hire a designer to make your logo, but it's pretty unlikely you'll be able to hire someone to cheer you on night and day. It would be even weirder to hire someone to celebrate your victories with, and have that person understand first-hand what each triumph means.