"They followed the "first who" approach to entrepreneurship: First figure out your partners, then figure out what ideas to pursue. The most important thing isn't the market you target, the product you develop or the financing, but the founding team."
This morsel of advice sounds familiar, doesn't it? Lone entrepreneurs of yc.news: Less justifying reasons to stay a one-person team, more getting a good buddy to embark on the startup journey with you.
It's interesting to hear this advice from multiple channels. I was just on phone with iJigg cofounder (zaidf on news.yc) and he emphasized this point as well.
I finished reading first three chapters of "Founders At Work", and this advice seems to be consistent with all three interviewees. I am sure there are exceptions to the rule; but generally speaking, it pays to have a good team.
This morsel of advice sounds familiar, doesn't it? Lone entrepreneurs of yc.news: Less justifying reasons to stay a one-person team, more getting a good buddy to embark on the startup journey with you.