It has been said before: bad blood between co-founders spells disaster for a startup.
Patch things over for the sake of your baby, end things amicably, or take your baby and run baby run.
Tell HN: I think I hate my co-founder
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Re: Tell HN: I think I hate my co-founder
#12When my friends and mentors asked me why I picked my cofounder and what made me decide to, my answer was that I'd enjoy working with him.
I said that if I was going to be busting my butt for the next few months or years, I'd want someone that I would really enjoy working with and can get along with and that's mellow/laid back/low key/no drama. His talents and skills were lower on the priority list than that #1 must -have.
I hope you have better luck finding someone that's no only skilled but that you can get along with and is compatible with you work-wise/personality wise.
Re: Tell HN: I think I hate my co-founder
#13A very helpful advice that my mentors imparted onto me is that when you choose your business partner/cofounder, do it such that the person you chose complements you. What that means is that he/she is strong in the areas that you are weak at. This allows you to focus on your strength and compensates for your weakness.
Another important note is that you need not like the person you work with. Think about it, what are you working for? I hope your answer is money, if not then please ignore this. If you think about it, money has no feelings. As should you. This by no means, means going and robbing a bank or anything that extreme, but it does mean business should involve no emotions, while at the same time be ethical.