A reader asks: I’m a first-time entrepreneur, and I’ve been working on a new e-commerce site for about six months. I outsourced the development work, but now I’m thinking it would be better to bring on a technical co-founder to handle those duties. What do I need to watch out for?
Answer: Picking the right co-founder(s) is arguably the most important step you can take in starting your business. But the decision isn’t always an easy one. Keeping in mind that I’m an attorney – and have a different perspective than, say, a serial entrepreneur – here are four of the most common mistakes I’ve seen:
Jumping in too fast - Ideally, your co-founder should be someone you know really well and whom you trust. At the very least, it should be someone you are confident that will be in the trenches with you fighting it out when the going gets tough.
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Author: Scott Edward Walker
