My biggest problem is resolving disagreements, especially those that have to do with time. Some co-founders work less than others, but negotiating a fluctuating ownership percentage leads to many arguments. As one person's ownership declines, his inclination to work goes down even further in a spiral effect. They lose interest and stop taking initiative on projects. They become an employee: doing the minimum necessary.<p>The next biggest problem is solving problems that are outside my expertise. I can hack through any code, optimize and scale any database, but I can't figure out how to advertise a product effectively or get users. These problems stem from my lack of ability to network with others effectively.<p>Of course, I think solving these issues are at the core of the difference between a wanna-be founder and a real founder. I hope I can learn it.
Thanks. I want you to solve my problems too.<p>My biggest problem is that I seem to have lost the ability to enter a highly productive state because of interruptions. What do you suggest to help me enter that state more often that allows me to still keep on top of the things I am responsible for?
As a developer my biggest problem is my organization's lack of testing across the board(unit testing, automated testing, poor testing done by the test team.) I have been pushing for better testing pretty much since I got here, but haven't made much headway.<p>As an entrepreneur my biggest problem is enough confidence in any idea to go for it.
Reall Freaking Big One: Effective advertising.<p>It's still very much an unsolved problem. Google figured out <i>their</i> end of it, but the end-user is still left out in the cold. Ask anyone who uses AdWords if they think it's an intuitive or pleasant experience.<p>There are other kinds of advertising ripe for disruption too. A lot of people have money coming online and it's surprisingly hard to spend it effectively.