Got to have your people around you with strengths that differ from yours.
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Agreed. Bouncing ideas and leveraging resources off someone as committed to the cause as you is invaluable
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In solitude's grip, a lesson found, Solo founder's path, firm ground. Regret and learning, intertwined, Collaboration's embrace, wisdom defined.
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Balance is key. First time I launched something, I did it with friends and it was horrible. Second time, I had 1 or 2 people I could trust to do their own side of the job and it's been great since then
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yes, but with good contracts and not with best friends. When money is involved people get weird
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Yes a complimentary co-founder is critical. Having built 3 starts ups (2 with co-founders) I prefer the later.
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I love this and agree with it so much. If you remember, I tried to start my project back in the day on my own, I regretted doing it solo
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As a repeat founder, I can say I don't think I would ever do it alone. If there's ever a next one, I would guess there'll be three of us (currently one co-founder).
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I'm a solo founder...not sure, I kind of like the agility and being able to make quick executive decisions. But yeah it is a tradeoff because those decisions might not be the right ones, so having to talk through ideas does help.
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It’s definitely hard, there’s so much to do, but there’s also so much to learn! Co-founders make this easier but I wouldn’t wait to start a company because I don’t have co-founders. All you need is a vision you’re truly passionate about.
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I was alone for a year or so, I felt that achieving some goals could happen way faster if there was a team. Alone you can go far, but together you’ll definitely reach the destination
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Yes, absolutely. Though it’s essential—I learned this the hard way from my own experiences—to either have worked in the past with your potential co-founders or reliably know their work ethic & values before diving into building a company together.
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Having someone to help stoke motivation as well as be complimentary to your skill set is a must have
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No way—I have a the most perfect technical co-founder in the world now and there’s zero chance he would have joined at the earliest stage. If you get the football down the field a bit the quality of people you can attract expands.
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I love being a solo founder most of the time, but that's contingent on having an amazing team who are emotionally invested with me. Otherwise it gets very lonely.
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Avoid 3 if you can. There is a common bad dynamic where two founders feel like they are doing most of the work. Get a true equal cofounder and hire after that.
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Hm...I'm torn. In my time I've seen more business partnerships fall apart than succeed. And when the ones that fell apart did so in a really, really bad way. But I do miss not having someone cover my weak spots and bounce stuff back and forth with.
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It's easier and more efficient from one point, however, it brings new challenges. Finding the right co-founder/partner is not easy, and the wrong choice could destroy everything. With co-founder you share responsibilities, and at the same time you grant ownership and decision-making.
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Same. If I had a team back in 2021 I’d be a millionaire
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It would bring different set of problems. I've done solo, with 1 co-founder, with 3 co-founders. Each one is a different dynamic. But I will agree that being solo founder is the most stressful journey if you don't have a group of "friends" you can talk to like they'd be co-founders (i.e. you have built before)
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Extremely happy to have my co-founder with me ❤️
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Perfect to have great co founders but those are hard to come by. Good co founders > solo > bad co founders
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