It s practically gospel, especially if you want to raise money.
But I ve met plenty of founders who started solo and stayed that way. Some thrived. Some flamed out. Some figured out how to build a support system around them without giving away half the company.
I used to think successful people were just better at predicting outcomes. But it turns out they re just faster at acting on limited information and recovering when they re wrong.
Now, my framework is, "What's the cheapest way to test this assumption?"
