Julian Weisser: the bar for adding a cofounder is higher than ever
julianweisser · x · 2026-07-27
Julian Weisser says he is not anti-cofounder, but argues the bar for bringing someone on as a cofounder is now much higher.
He claims that about 90% of startups with cofounders would be better built solo, because cofounders often trade away vision for security and rarely share the exact same view.
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