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aston on Oct 8, 2007 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pownce: Lessons Learned (FOWA 2007)

Here's one: Don't let your co-founder also run another, related startup at the same time you're getting yours off the ground.

nickb on Oct 9, 2007 [–]

Don't start a company with someone you have a relationship with (companies tend to outlive them and then you're stuck with awkwardness).

aston on Oct 9, 2007 | [–]

So many counter examples to this, I'd be more interested in a single example demonstrating your point.

nickb on Oct 9, 2007 | | [–]

Uhmm... Pownce?

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