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Reducing co-founder mistakes

Adding co-founders later on can cause them to think that it's not their company. However, doing things together in the earliest stages will help people step up when they go through hard times.

Figure out the co-founder first before you raise money or come up with the next idea, then you can truly have collective ownership as you do things together.

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Co-Founder Mistakes That Kill Companies & How To Avoid Them

Y Combinator

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Take arguments with your co-founder seriously

Every relationship has ebbs and flows. When you disagree, you don't have to come to a resolution. Instead, you can pause for a while.

Not writing things down

It's vital to keep decisions in writing as we seldom remember things the way they went down.

Looking for founders with a skill match

Whatever skills a co-founder has when they join the company are not the only skills they'll ever have.

Breaking up can become inevitable

When co-founders cannot have honest disagreements and have not had a real conversation in a long time, there might come a time when a breakup is inevitable.