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Interesting hypothesis. A quick look at YC's top companies by market cap seems to back it up: Airbnb: 3 design centric cofounders DropBox: 2 tech cofounders S

Interesting hypothesis. A quick look at YC's top companies by market cap seems to back it up: Airbnb: 3 design centric cofounders DropBox: 2 tech cofounders Stripe: 2 tech cofounders

sagivo 10y ago
the professional skill-sets are secondary to personal chemistry. if the founders can't communicate it doesn't matter that they complete each-other's skills.
argonaut 10y ago
Airbnb was 2 designers, 1 technical.