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The whole concept of interviewing someone and deciding to be an active co-founder with them seems odd to me. Almost like asking a girl to marry you after dating for a month.

I guess it can work out if you cover the right bases. From my experience, my co-founder relationship is great because we've been friends since high-school and we complement each other well.

The only time we took on a 3rd co-founder/partner turned out bad. So, maybe I'm just gun-shy.



You also have to address these questions with people you've known for a long time. They're just easier to address with people you've known for a long time :-)


Totally agree–most people I've known for a long time would still make bad co-founders.

I guess I just feel like some things can't be known quickly, including possibly #6 on his list and other things he didn't list.




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