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Paul Graham Was right.... after all
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Re: Paul Graham Was right.... after all
#2You need at least 2 founders to build a successful startup.
Don't try to deceive yourself into believing one person is all it takes. Once your startup get traction, you'll get burnt out if you are doing it all alone
Re: Paul Graham Was right.... after all
#3You need at least 2 founders to build a successful startup. Don't try to deceive yourself into believing one person is all it takes. Once your startup get traction, you'll get burnt out if you are doing it all alone
True, but how about some details? A story?
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#4Disagree. You can do it with one if you know what you're doing. I'm on startup #9 and it's growing faster than ever with only one person at the helm.
Let's just agree that every case is different. There's no ONE right answer here.
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#5You need at least 2 founders to build a successful startup. Don't try to deceive yourself into believing one person is all it takes. Once your startup get traction, you'll get burnt out if you are doing it all alone
I'm curious - what proves your point here?
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#6In my experience, startups are like life. You go it alone, but it sucks less if you have a partner.
Just make sure you pick the partner carefully. I think we've all had partners that were worse than nothing.
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#7You need at least 2 founders to build a successful startup. Don't try to deceive yourself into believing one person is all it takes. Once your startup get traction, you'll get burnt out if you are doing it all alone
Is this inherent in the human mind or are you making an untestable claim?
Re: Paul Graham Was right.... after all
#8In my experience, startups are like life. You go it alone, but it sucks less if you have a partner. Just make sure you pick the partner carefully. I think we've all had partners that were worse than nothing.
Deep, man: Startups are like everything. Because you need a partner. Or definitely not.
Re: Paul Graham Was right.... after all
#9Disagree. You can do it with one if you know what you're doing. I'm on startup #9 and it's growing faster than ever with only one person at the helm. Let's just agree that every case is different. There's no ONE right answer here.
Go big, eh?
Re: Paul Graham Was right.... after all
#10You need at least 2 founders to build a successful startup. Don't try to deceive yourself into believing one person is all it takes. Once your startup get traction, you'll get burnt out if you are doing it all alone
Is this inherent in the human mind or are you making an untestable claim?
I think you can infer it. There are studies on people who have to work for long periods in isolated environments (and high stress), to those in isolation that aren't working.
When it comes down to it, we don't do well alone.
If you want to have word play and add additions like.. I'm alone and a startup, but I have a fantastic group of individuals I surround myself with...or I have a family that really cares. That's not really alone is it?
I don't see many isolated entrepreneurs that stay alone and never give up the control--and grow. How would you hire and instill passion? How would you not have a motley crew of cog creators?
Having a partner, or general support, is the groundwork for a network. A network is what allows us all to play, create, and grow.