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Re:Applications for YC S2015 Are Open by alain94040 on Tuesday February 10, 2015 @08:46PM (#9031146)
Yes, start building something yourself and stop looking for a co-founder for the wrong reasons. http://foundrs.com/find-a-cofounder :

"Solo founders usually fail because they are bad at convincing anyone of anything. Artificially adding a co-founder will not change that critical personality trait: are you charismatic enough to lead?"

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Re:Applications for YC S2015 Are Open by WillNotDownvote on Tuesday February 10, 2015 @09:53PM (#9031345)
While having a co-founder might indicate you have trouble convincing people of things, or that you have no desire to do so, it's also the case that having a co-founder is no indication at all that you do have the ability to persuade.

I'd be willing to bet more co-founders than not are the people who happened to be close by and were the path of least resistance for each of them to move forward. Entirely possible there was no convincing, leadership, nor charisma involved.

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