Comments on: Single-Person Startup Vs. Having a Co-Founder http://startuppittsburgh.com/2010/07/single-person-startup-vs-having-a-co-founder/ We profile and review new startups in the Pittsburgh region Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jason Mosley http://startuppittsburgh.com/2010/07/single-person-startup-vs-having-a-co-founder/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 Jason Mosley Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:28:24 +0000 http://startuppittsburgh.com/?p=716#comment-5181 Michael, You make a great point. I bet a lot of single-exe startups have family and friend give them a hand. I guess its still one person making the decisions so that's why is would still be a single person startup. Jessica, I don't know but I do know I appreciate a band that only has 3 members in it then one with 4. From some reason when I see three people that are able to do the job of four I think they must be better. People could be using the same fuzzy logic with startups too. Michael, You make a great point. I bet a lot of single-exe startups have family and friend give them a hand. I guess its still one person making the decisions so that’s why is would still be a single person startup.

Jessica, I don’t know but I do know I appreciate a band that only has 3 members in it then one with 4. From some reason when I see three people that are able to do the job of four I think they must be better. People could be using the same fuzzy logic with startups too.

]]> By: Jessica Dickinson Goodman http://startuppittsburgh.com/2010/07/single-person-startup-vs-having-a-co-founder/comment-page-1/#comment-5142 Jessica Dickinson Goodman Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:10:50 +0000 http://startuppittsburgh.com/?p=716#comment-5142 I wonder how industry effects the success of a single-executive start-up. While the rrw article says having two folks don't really effect workload distribution, perhaps some industries reward executives with multiple professional foci and others reward start-ups whose executives have overlapping skill-sets. Tech vs bio-medical vs construction or 3rd world development. I wonder how industry effects the success of a single-executive start-up. While the rrw article says having two folks don’t really effect workload distribution, perhaps some industries reward executives with multiple professional foci and others reward start-ups whose executives have overlapping skill-sets. Tech vs bio-medical vs construction or 3rd world development.

]]> By: Michael Ressler http://startuppittsburgh.com/2010/07/single-person-startup-vs-having-a-co-founder/comment-page-1/#comment-5107 Michael Ressler Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:54:42 +0000 http://startuppittsburgh.com/?p=716#comment-5107 I was "on my own" for almost two years before I decided to bring on other people. I put it in quotes because I like to tell my friends that I used my wife as an early customer. Before the product was at all functional, I had to take baby steps every night to get another piece of the puzzle working. I would tell my wife, "When you wake up, I'll have the player page done and working!" And most importantly, she gave me feedback every morning on what I did the night before. It was a great product development feedback cycle. I imagine that anyone who is "on their own" will have other people they rely on to act as a sounding board for tough decisions or big features. Any readers find this to be the case for them too? I was “on my own” for almost two years before I decided to bring on other people. I put it in quotes because I like to tell my friends that I used my wife as an early customer. Before the product was at all functional, I had to take baby steps every night to get another piece of the puzzle working. I would tell my wife, “When you wake up, I’ll have the player page done and working!” And most importantly, she gave me feedback every morning on what I did the night before. It was a great product development feedback cycle.

I imagine that anyone who is “on their own” will have other people they rely on to act as a sounding board for tough decisions or big features. Any readers find this to be the case for them too?

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