Re:Ask HN: What are your criteria for selecting cofounders?
by wink on Sunday May 13, 2018 @05:43AM
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I don't think it's a strange question at all.
I have good friends who I love to spend time with, but I never want to work with them.
I had colleagues in other teams I loved to work with, who I never wanted to have in my team (e.g. development vs operations. Really cool for problem solving and interacting on a project basis, but too different in daily habits).
I had colleagues in my team I loved to work with daily, who I never want to start a company with.
Even when you already know a lot about people that doesn't mean they'd be a good fit for a cofounder. But then I've never started a startup, I'm happily employed and don't plan on going back to be my own boss.
I have good friends who I love to spend time with, but I never want to work with them.
I had colleagues in other teams I loved to work with, who I never wanted to have in my team (e.g. development vs operations. Really cool for problem solving and interacting on a project basis, but too different in daily habits).
I had colleagues in my team I loved to work with daily, who I never want to start a company with.
Even when you already know a lot about people that doesn't mean they'd be a good fit for a cofounder. But then I've never started a startup, I'm happily employed and don't plan on going back to be my own boss.