The article discusses the challenges of finding a suitable co-founder for startups, highlighting that 65% of promising startups fail due to founder disputes. While going solo is an option, it requires exceptional skills and charm to attract investment. The author shares personal experiences with the accelerator Antler UK, noting difficulties in finding a partner with shared interests and complementary skills among cohorts. Ultimately, the lack of ideal conditions shouldn't prevent founders from pursuing their entrepreneurial journey.
By most estimates, around 65% of startups that could've been great end up crashing because the founders fall out. Which leads us to a logical conclusion: picking 'whoever says yes' as your co-founder ain't really a winning strategy.
An obvious alternative is to build solo... depending on whether you've got enough skills, stamina, and blind optimism to pull it off. Oh, and enough charm to convince investors to risk betting on you and only you.
Ideally, you start a company with someone you've worked with for years. Someone you've survived bad bosses and pitch meetings with... But the absence of perfect conditions has never been a good enough reason for me not to try.
First stop: Antler UK, an accelerator program that helps founders match with cofounders... it wasn't exactly a roaring success... because it's really hard to find someone who has the same interests as you sector-wise.
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