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Co-Founding Considered Harmful

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“Hell is other people.” Sartre I’ve come to view the idea that you absolutely need a co-founder as one of the most harmful memes in Silicon Valley. It’s probably killed more companies than any other misconceptions out there. Instead, I think one should go solo if they can,

“Hell is other people.” Sartre I’ve come to view the idea that you absolutely need a co-founder as one of the most harmful memes in Silicon Valley. It’s probably killed more companies than any other misconceptions out there. Instead, I think one should go solo if they can, and only get a co-founder if they are absolutely sure that they found the perfect one. This is supported by findings that solo founders are twice as likely(!) to be successful than co-founders. And this is certainly congruent with my experience: almost all co-founders I know have broken up, often endangering the company. Thi

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