| I hate to be the stereotype of skeptical HN reader but I think this headline oversells the article. Specifically for me it doesn't speak at all to the differences between starting a SaaS like this as a team of founders versus as a solo founder. As a committed solo founder all I can say is that choosing solo founding is not something to be undertaken lightly! My startup CV is now roughly an equal length of being on a team of 4 founders and the current solo founder situation so I see the differences all the time. There are a lot of positives to both options but to write an article like this and not blend an awareness of the trade-offs between the two makes it much less interesting. I've really struggled with being a solo founder despite it being a strong preference and learning to face every aspect of the running the business with a very conscious awareness that you're +1 in certain things and -1 in others is the only way I've found to make it work. The idea you choose is a big part of this. I've seen thinking about your idea & solo founding preference described on twitter by @warikoo like this: 2x2 matrix X-axis: Do you have the core skill reqd for the startup?
Y-axis: Are you a control freak? Y,Y: DON'T have a cofounder Y,N: Could get one, but with complementary skills N,Y: Hire people, might make them cofounders later N,N: You have to have one! |