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Importance

of the Team

What matters is not ideas, but the people who have them. Good people can fix bad ideas, but good ideas can't save bad people.

-- Paul Graham, Y Combinator

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Roles of the Co-

Founding Team

Really Important FolksProduct / Technical

Fairly Important FolksSales / Marketing

Less Important FolksBusiness / Numbers /

Operations / MBAs

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Key Considerat

ions

CharacterCompatibilityCommitmentConvictionChallengeCompetence

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How Do You Find Them?

NetworkingNetworkingNetworkingNetworkingEverything Else

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Big Mistakes

(Especially for

Startups)

Marquee namesSnap decisionsLegal stuffHeadhuntersNot checking references

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Further Reading

Guy KawasakiReality CheckThe Art of the Start

Paul Grahampaulgraham.com

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MoreWisdom

Startup happiness is all about getting to solve problems you care about alongside people you like and respect.

-- Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot

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