The truth of the matter is there's no "one size fits all".
Ask 100 founders and you'll get 100 different personal experiences and storied of how one structure worked for them, while other structures destroyed them.
The Hacker, Hustler, Designer model seems to hold strong with incubators, investors etc. as it seems, at the very least, to convey the atmosphere of being well rounded, fully capable and fast to deliver. Obviously this is not always the case.
The nature of past relationship between the founders, plays a large role in how well they can be expected to perform together and survive long term stress. There's no wonder YC dedicated a question to learning the nature of this relationship in their application form.
Some relationships make it, and others won't - the best you can do is try to truly and honestly asses how your relationships might hold up through hard times. Examine all aspects of it in as objective way as you can and make the decision on a case by case basis.
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The truth of the matter is there's no "one size fits all". Ask 100 founders and you'll get 100 different personal experiences and storied of how one structure worked for them, while other structures destroyed them.
The Hacker, Hustler, Designer model seems to hold strong with incubators, investors etc. as it seems, at the very least, to convey the atmosphere of being well rounded, fully capable and fast to deliver. Obviously this is not always the case.
The nature of past relationship between the founders, plays a large role in how well they can be expected to perform together and survive long term stress. There's no wonder YC dedicated a question to learning the nature of this relationship in their application form.
Some relationships make it, and others won't - the best you can do is try to truly and honestly asses how your relationships might hold up through hard times. Examine all aspects of it in as objective way as you can and make the decision on a case by case basis.