Re:Ask HN: Will you startup with a remote co-founder you've ...
by smt88 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @03:45AM
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> Some people say that startup founders must "work, eat and sleep together."
I've been working on software startups outside SV for 15 years. I've never heard this. It's nonsense. It sounds like the work-22-year-olds-to-death stereotype of SV.
As far as co-founding with someone you've never met, it's like getting married to someone you've never met. It's a terrible idea and likely going to end badly.
If you're lacking a skill you absolutely need to get a business going, don't give a stranger half your company. Either find the cash to pay someone to do it, or accept that you don't have the resources to execute that idea.
I've been working on software startups outside SV for 15 years. I've never heard this. It's nonsense. It sounds like the work-22-year-olds-to-death stereotype of SV.
As far as co-founding with someone you've never met, it's like getting married to someone you've never met. It's a terrible idea and likely going to end badly.
If you're lacking a skill you absolutely need to get a business going, don't give a stranger half your company. Either find the cash to pay someone to do it, or accept that you don't have the resources to execute that idea.