Has there ever been a successful business that came about by a guy thinking up a most excellent idea in entrepreneurship class (???) then carefully selecting the proper co-founders and continuing to make ideal decisions until success?
In most stories I've heard or read about successful businesses, the pattern was more like, a bunch of freaks got together, massively screwed up half the time, made a few lucky moves, and kept persevering until eventual success.
I guess what I'm trying to say... is... this seems like the wrong attitude:
"I don't want to jump into this on a high of excitement with people that perhaps might not be fit for it."
If the people aren't a good fit, just dump them and move on. Look at Zuckerburg with Facebook. He worked on Facebook-like ideas three times with various groups of uncommitted people until he finally got it right.
In most stories I've heard or read about successful businesses, the pattern was more like, a bunch of freaks got together, massively screwed up half the time, made a few lucky moves, and kept persevering until eventual success.
I guess what I'm trying to say... is... this seems like the wrong attitude:
"I don't want to jump into this on a high of excitement with people that perhaps might not be fit for it."
If the people aren't a good fit, just dump them and move on. Look at Zuckerburg with Facebook. He worked on Facebook-like ideas three times with various groups of uncommitted people until he finally got it right.