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Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by ardit33 » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 4:21 AM UTC

rglullis wrote: post #7

rksprst wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If she was good friends with the developer then I would agree with you, but from what I could tell from her post, the developer is not a friend but someone she probably met and hired online. In that case, I would definitely say no to moving in together.

I hope I won't be misunderstood, but I wouldn't be so sure to call the poster a "she". There is nothing in the post that guarantees that the poster is female. Is there?

True. I learnt this in my second week in SF. At my first salsa lesson, we split in two lines, between "leaders" and "followers", to match up, and I see this guy in front of me. Me: You are in the wrong line Him: No, I am not. I hope it is ok with you

umm...... ok, sure.... it was kinda awkward,

Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by pxlpshr » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 4:23 AM UTC

For a time, 4 of us live together and work from a house our investor owned in bel-air. The year is coming to a close and I must say, it was both worthwhile for the company and a blast as a personal experience. Felt like 3 years crammed into 1...

Make sure to give each other personal space... and be very tolerant of each other's annoyances, cause you have them too. :)

Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by pxlpshr » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 4:24 AM UTC

mkull wrote: post #10

The first 6 months of my startup the 3 founders lived together , and worked from the same (large) apartment. I would say that was a keystone in us being able to put in the 24/7 focus/communication/time necessary to get it off the ground.

yep!

Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 6:01 AM UTC

rglullis wrote: post #7

rksprst wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If she was good friends with the developer then I would agree with you, but from what I could tell from her post, the developer is not a friend but someone she probably met and hired online. In that case, I would definitely say no to moving in together.

I hope I won't be misunderstood, but I wouldn't be so sure to call the poster a "she". There is nothing in the post that guarantees that the poster is female. Is there?

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Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by OpenWebU » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 6:22 AM UTC

Hey, thanks for the advice. I got one email from someone who recognized me who said, "Are you on crack cocaine?" but he's a lawyer.

Including my friends' votes, the tally is 7 Positives and 5 Negatives. The developer is from Europe, so the longest he can stay here on a travel visa is 3 months for education and training purposes. And, by law, I can't pay him.

According to several people, I need a technical cofounder. The startup is a risk, time is money - and I have a solid working relationship with this guy. His willingness to come out here from Europe is a huge vote of confidence, so I'm veering towards yes.

I appreciate everyone's stories suggestions for the kinds of details that need to be worked out. If for some reason things go south, I'll repost here with lessons learned. Thanks again for the input.

Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by rksprst » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 7:46 AM UTC

rglullis wrote: post #7

rksprst wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If she was good friends with the developer then I would agree with you, but from what I could tell from her post, the developer is not a friend but someone she probably met and hired online. In that case, I would definitely say no to moving in together.

I hope I won't be misunderstood, but I wouldn't be so sure to call the poster a "she". There is nothing in the post that guarantees that the poster is female. Is there?

You're right. I just assumed that if it wasn't a girl, I would be corrected. But you're right, I should err on the side of caution.

Re: Founders: live with cofounders or not?

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Post by a-priori » Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 5:26 PM UTC

ardit33 wrote: post #11

rglullis wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hope I won't be misunderstood, but I wouldn't be so sure to call the poster a "she". There is nothing in the post that guarantees that the poster is female. Is there?

True. I learnt this in my second week in SF. At my first salsa lesson, we split in two lines, between "leaders" and "followers", to match up, and I see this guy in front of me. Me: You are in the wrong line Him: No, I am not. I hope it is ok with you umm...... ok, sure.... it was kinda awkward,

This is getting off-topic, but...

A couple years ago my girlfriend and I took swing dancing lessons. Although I normally led, for one of the exercises everyone switched roles; I learnt to follow, and she learnt to lead. That was probably the single most helpful exercise of that class.