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Another single founder question.

What if the startup (single founder) is already passed the building stage and is now looking to scale.

Would it make more sense to start hiring a team instead of finding a co-founder?

In this specific scenario (obviously an exception), would the single founder issue still be that much of a problem, or is it diluted down now that they company is established somewhat.

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It's unlikely you have passed the building stage. They're still working on Google.

Maybe saying passed the building stage was the wrong use of words.

What I meant to ask was at a certain point in a single founder startup would it be more beneficial to start hiring people rather than looking for a co-founder?

Or should a co-founder be brought on no matter where the company is at, but at a lower equity stake then if they were there from the beginning?

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