Is A Startup Co-founder Essential?

Is A Startup Co-founder Essential?

When you read about startups or startup accelerators, you almost hear about teams of co-founders. That's because there most often, having co-founders is the right way to go. But can a solo founder succeed? What's a poor startup founder to do if s/he can't find the right co-founders? Just hang-out and wait? In this episode of Distilling Venture Capital, I look at these questions. Below are some of the articles and resources that I mention.

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Startups Are Hard. Don't Go It Alone - Satay Patel, Homebrew Ventures

Building The Right Founding Team - Nic Brisbourne, Forward Partners

How Solo Founders Beat The Odds and Got Into Top Accelerators - Lora Kolodny for the Wall Street Journal

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