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10. Do You Need a Co-Founder?

The Bootstrapped Founder

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The Perils of Being a Solar Founder

If you want to go at it alone that's okay too. Just be aware that there's no one to help you when you're sleeping or when you're sick. As a solar founder you are the company unless you can outsource a delegate work to employees. You will need to build systems to deal with the high amounts of work much faster than if you had a co-founder. Be very clear in your communication what is expected of each founder. Money doesn't absolve you of having to work on the business.

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