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I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
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Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#2i could talk you about it days, blog about it until my keyboard dies, but the main point pretty much covers it all and its on the header
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#3i could talk you about it days, blog about it until my keyboard dies, but the main point pretty much covers it all and its on the header
So find ways to make it less lonely.
I think that getting back frequent feedback can help in that regard, although it might also increase the chances that someone will copy your service.
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#4Most founders with families in the startup stage of business don't see them that much anyways. Plus you have to network alot so you're always seeing people.
However, there would be a lacking of intimate contact. You can bond with other founders but that only goes so far. Society as a whole is becoming increasingly isolated. Many people have hundreds of friends on their "friendspace/mybook", but deep down have no one to really confide in.
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#5Are you in college?
If you aren't enroll part-time. Join every biz/ad/entrepreneur club. Finding a great partner is hard - but far from impossible. Step 1 is to start meeting SOMEWHAT partner-ish people and college is a good start from my experience.
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#6When I get lonely, all I need to think about is some of the more annoying folks I've had to work with over the years. God bless em. A few minutes remembering their antics, and I appreciate my solitude anew.
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#7I believe it. Oddly enough, it's lonely even when there are a couple of you. This is one of the main reasons we do YC in batches. The startups all become one another's friends, because they're all in the same situation.
I think it's well worth the inconvenience of moving in order to have a large group of energetic and sympathetic peers. That's the deal with college, after all.
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#8zaidf, amichail
the thing is that most of the time you don't care. But there are times that suddenly you become aware of it, and if its one of the times that it annoys you then it strikes you, and thats when you need maybe somebody to either support you (the case of someone who is active part in the early process of starting up) or fulfil it before it becomes a need. And as always you must get over it
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#9has anyone found any of the various web2.0/entrepreneur meetups to be useful for this?
I'll be at the next web2.0 meetup in NYC -- http://newtech.meetup.com/21/
Re: I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely
#10I believe it. Oddly enough, it's lonely even when there are a couple of you. This is one of the main reasons we do YC in batches. The startups all become one another's friends, because they're all in the same situation. I think it's well worth the inconvenience of moving in order to have a large group of energetic and sympathetic peers. That's the deal with college, after all.
the peering and the environement of YC sounds a great place to be