I hear from a lot of folks starting companies where they want to come up with the idea first. And I actually think that's going about it in a less than ideal way, and might cause more problems. We still encourage everyone to have a co-founder. But like the startup game, right? It's not about doing it well. It's about doing it great. Like having a great co-founder can be a super power for your company.
In the first episode of Rookie Mistakes, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss co-founder mistakes. To create Rookies Mistakes we asked YC founders: Is there a simple fact you wish you knew when you started your company or a rookie mistake you wish you could take back?
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