When you read about startups or startup accelerators, you almost hear about teams of co-founders. That’s because there most often, having co-founders is the right way to go. But can a solo founder succeed? What’s a poor startup founder to do if s/he can’t find the right co-founders? Just hang-out and wait? In this episode of Distilling Venture Capital, I look at these questions. Below are some of the articles and resources that I mention. For the detailed show notes and bonus information about Nic Brisbourn go to MarkWKing.com/5 Startups Are Hard. Don't Go It Alone - Satay Patel, Homebrew Ventures Building The Right Founding Team - Nic Brisbourne, Forward Partners How Solo Founders Beat The Odds and Got Into Top Accelerators - Lora Kolodny for the Wall Street Journal I'd love to connect at any of the following: Twitter: @TheMarkWKing LinkedIn: Mark W King Facebook: The Mark W King Old School Email: MarkWKing.com/social