Together, In Profit and In Loss
We talk to three founders to know how their co-founders complement them

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One of the common challenges faced by entrepreneurs is that they cannot have all the required skills, and bandwidth to take off the startup alone. Of course, they can hire skilled employees and delegate duties to build the company but then again it requires money and more time. So what now? Getting the right co-founder. For first-time entrepreneurs, the decision of picking the right co-founder is often not appropriately considered. Find someone who complements your skills. We talk to three founders to know how their co-founders complement them.
DHRUV KOHLI Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer, Grabox

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MO HAMDOUNA Co-founder, Hatch Quarters and Mo Works

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RAJESH ARJUNLAL JAISINGH Co-founder and COO, WeInvest

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Running any startup is like running a marathon. Certain values like trust and integrity are a given, but equally important is to decide what is crucial for the business and seeking those skills in your cofounders. As the business begins to scale, these skills will be important and one will need to complement each other. More often than not, getting a startup off the ground requires more administrative and regulatory work than one will expect, for which we need to have co-founders with skills across the spectrum from operations to marketing.
(This article appears in the June 2019 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. To subscribe, click here. You can buy our tablet version from Magzter.com. To visit our Archives, click here.)