Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
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Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
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Re: Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
#2Assuming this in reaction to the Ryan Carson / Paul Graham thing, it's a fantastic overreaction. Let's reiterate:
- Some single founder companies are successful
- Evidence/experience suggests companies with multiple founders are more likely to be successful
- Y Combinator does fund single founder companies
That's it folks. Nothing to see here except, presumably, someone trying to get some traffic by positing a stance that PG doesn't actually hold.
Re: Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
#3"There’s a plethora of reasons why a business can fail, or not get started."
I am calling "strawman" on this.
There is a plethora of business models suitable for single founders.
Graham's position is that the data show that startups are not among them.
Re: Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
#4you don't really address anything to do with being a solo-founder in your article. sure your subject to external pressures like everyone, but the benefits of having co-founders allows you different perspectives. It forces you to challenge your own ideas and opinions, sometimes for good, some for bad, but your questioning.
The danger of doing it on your own is you can often go un-challenged and unless your very disciplined it will be easy to go often down a path that may not be the best direction
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#5I started out on my own and it was very tough to begin with, once you can hire someone it really does help to have someone to talk through problems with.
Even though I started on my own I managed to get some part time mentor type people to support me, without advice from some kind of objective outsider I think it is exceedingly tough to make good decisions.
Re: Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
#6"There’s a plethora of reasons why a business can fail, or not get started." I am calling "strawman" on this. There is a plethora of business models suitable for single founders. Graham's position is that the data show that startups are not among them.
> Graham's position is that the data show that startups are not among them.
Actually I don't think that is his position. It is more that it is less likely to succeed.
Re: Can’t Be A Solo Founder. Bullshit
#7Assuming this in reaction to the Ryan Carson / Paul Graham thing, it's a fantastic overreaction. Let's reiterate: - Some single founder companies are successful - Evidence/experience suggests companies with multiple founders are more likely to be successful - Y Combinator does fund single founder companies That's it folks. Nothing to see here except, presumably, someone trying to get some traffic by positing a stance…
It appears the author of the article is throwing a hissy fit because of this comment and has deleted the article.
> Bearing in mind, I’m the one who took the time to write a post, so I don’t have to tolerate bullshit comments.
Apparently disagreeing with him/her is something (s)he doesn't have to tolerate.