Thanks for the prompt replies, everyone ! I do understand the importance of a co-founder and am in talks with a couple of people I worked with before.
A couple of reasons why I am hesitating are :
1. I feel like I should get some experience in a startup before I start my own.
2. I know the idea has merit but I haven't done any market research yet so it might end up worth nothing.
Do you guys think one should work for a startup before starting one's own ? Is the experience VERY helpful ?
I thought about doing that but then I feel I wouldn't have as much control over the proceedings as I would like to have... to take the company in a particular direction.
I have worked in a startup before (in fact, I have worked only for startups in my life) but I don't think that's necessarily a prerequisite to starting your own.
When you enter a "classic", funded startup as an employee then you won't get in touch with the meaty details outside your area of expertise more than you would in a conventional company. Thus the "new" aspects about founding a company remain new, even if you went through one as an employee before.
A couple of reasons why I am hesitating are :
1. I feel like I should get some experience in a startup before I start my own.
2. I know the idea has merit but I haven't done any market research yet so it might end up worth nothing.
Do you guys think one should work for a startup before starting one's own ? Is the experience VERY helpful ?
I thought about doing that but then I feel I wouldn't have as much control over the proceedings as I would like to have... to take the company in a particular direction.