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Thought experiment: "How much more difficult is it to build a startup with someone else than just by yourself?"
Am I the only one that really doesn't like Quora's answer summary? Especially for a question like this, because some (somewhat contrary) valuable opinions are essentially ignored in favor of a catchy one liner.
Am I the only one that really doesn't like Quora's answer summary? Especially for a question like this, because some (somewhat contrary) valuable opinions are essentially ignored in favor of a catchy one liner.
After several years of learning the tools, I have more to offer, and I'm much more prepared to evaluate a potential co-founder. But that's only because I HAVE been doing it alone.
If a single person builds the 1st version of the application and gets the first 20 or so paying customers, is the 2nd person to work with the 1st person considered a founder? I guess I'm just not sure where the line is drawn between a founder and the 1st employee
With some companies, that first employee can be a bit of a hybrid (taking a crappy salary and a non-trivial bit of equity).
How many are there, anyways? It's always been Gates and Allen, the two Steves, Sergei and Larry, Yang and Filo, even Zuckerberg and Saverin(?) Are there any renown tech startups that had a single founder?
So, when people submit these Quora links, do we answer the Quora question here on HN, or answer on Quora and have a meta-discussion about Quora here on HN? (LOL)
Percentage of singe-founder startup discussion: 59.5%
Percentage of meta Quora / question format discussion: 40.5%
The people have spoken.