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Re:Top Mistakes and Learnings from My Startup: Postmortem Sa... by fanzhang on Monday May 28, 2018 @01:42AM (#17170762)
Can someone with historical experience starting a company with both a friend and a nonfriend comment about this?

We get a lot of advice (e.g. pg) to start a company with friends, but we also get a lot of comments one way or the other, but without personal experience in both.

Can someone who have been on both sides talk about it? I certainly have not been on both sides.

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Re:Top Mistakes and Learnings from My Startup: Postmortem Sa... by sritrisna on Monday May 28, 2018 @08:10AM (#17171991)
Contrary to the advice which is out there I believe the focus shouldn't be on friend or none-friend, but the 'person' and the 'relationship'. Being a founder is incredibly stressful, so you need to find someone who's got your back. In my case, it's my brother because I wouldn't trust anyone else with it, besides our parents.
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Re:Top Mistakes and Learnings from My Startup: Postmortem Sa... by tokyodude on Monday May 28, 2018 @11:16AM (#17172854)
Gimlet Media had their "Startup Podcast" and in one episode they fretted about hiring the boss's wife. The advice he got was if she's qualified he should do it.

https://www.gimletmedia.com/startup/15-married-to-your-busin...

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