Working with friends can be bittersweet. The trick is to figure out how to work with friends. Do they have the right risk tolerance? Can they contribute in an area that will move the company forward. Will there be ego clashes that jeopardize the future of the organization?
And if you start down the road with a friend and it doesn't work out, remain cordial and remember that this isn't your last startup. You're going to make mistakes. It's how you recover from those mistakes and how you use the lessons you learn from them that will be the test of your mettle years later.
And if you start down the road with a friend and it doesn't work out, remain cordial and remember that this isn't your last startup. You're going to make mistakes. It's how you recover from those mistakes and how you use the lessons you learn from them that will be the test of your mettle years later.