I don't have a co-founder. I did have one once but there was constant conflict about the product vision.<p>I can do everything myself and I don't want to run an empire so why give half the company away because someone else says I need a co-founder?
Appears to exhibit selection bias - what if there is a disproportionately large number of single-founder companies, which fail at a much higher rate than those with 2 or more?<p>The numbers are interesting, but very misleading. It still doesn't answer whether it's statistically wise to invest in a single-founder company, or help a founder decide how many cofounders they should try to get onboard.<p>If the strongest conclusion possible here is "Hey there's still hope" then we didn't need all these charts for that sentiment.
The myth is: you can't build a startup with one founder. But who started this myth?<p>What PG said was: a single founder is a major reason for startup failure. So it is not recommended.<p>What this article concludes is: plenty of successful startups are single-founder. They don't provide any evidence on whether it is a major cause of failure.<p>YC does fund single-founder startups. But they will recommend you get a co-founder.