Is having a Cofounder right for you?
Companies that have a Cofounder are more likely to succeed and three times more likely to receive funding.
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Why should you consider partnering with a cofounder?
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What should you look for in a cofounder?
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What should you know about the "Cofounder Prenup"?
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What cofounder mistakes should you avoid?
Some Cofounder Resources
- Y Combinator’s Online Cofounder Matching Platform (free online tool)
- Y Combinator video: How to Find the Right Cofounder
- How to Pick a Cofounder from the Harvard Business Review
- LinkedIn groups dedicated to cofounder pairing: CoFounders Lab, Founder2be and FounderDating
- Book: The Founder’s Dilemma: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls that Can Sink a Startup, by Noam Wasserman.
- Article: How Cofounders Can Prevent Their Relationship from Derailing, by Alisa Cohn.
- The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Law Founders’ Agreement & Conversation Guide
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