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An idea is worth $20, and you should never work with family members.

I disagree about never. There are many challenges associated with it, and the relationship has to be very strong, but lots of world beating companies have been built by family members. Two that come to mind are Stripe with the Collison brothers, and Walmart was founded by two brothers as well.

> you should never work with family members.

I hear this often but don't know what wisdom is behind this. Why shouldn't?

If they're your family members, any stress from work comes home. There's no decompressing or escape, which can lead to conflict at work and home. If things go wrong, you run the risk of blowing up both your professional career and home life.

If they're other family members, same deal as you'll be caught in the crossfire. Meanwhile if things are going well, you'll still never have the same level of access to your cofounders as they have with each other.

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