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I understand that empirically it seems that having a co-founder decreases your chances of failure. Others have already done a great job at explaining why.

I'd be interested however in understanding how, empirically, single founders with a couple talented contractors/employees compare to the potentially more risky duo founder relationship. Or is this simply not the kind of team YC would get behind?

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Employees can't usually offer the moral support a cofounder can. Unless they become de facto cofounders, but that's pretty rare.

Yes, that is the underestimated main point. I'm still living in one of the rare tech hostile desert though. Trying to get through that single no tech founder karma, because I'm starting up precisely to sell an app for 'relationship skills' or 'efficient non-violent communication', so clear abilities, values, and training in this would prevail over 'rock-star programming talent'. Looking for ladies in tech too... Door wide open for them to become cofounders, but I can understand risk-adverse people, after all I am in need of a complementary skill set ;) Do you give me a chance?

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