"In my case, my wife helps me get through. In many ways, although she is not technically a co-founder, she helps with a ton of admin work and, more importantly, has helped me stay positive. She has been as much a part of this startup as I have, and has suffered through the same things."
I'm curious about the line between co-founder on paper and the role a spouse or significant other plays? A spouse in this position is clearly contributing to the success and viability of the "single-founder" venture. If the spouse is not there to help this would increase the workload and the founder would have to seek out someone else for emotional support. The shared risk is there as well as the shared hardship. If the founder can say that their spouse has been as much a part of the start-up as they have, then how they not a co-founder?
They may not be a founder on paper, but especially in light of how assets are split during a divorce it seems the reality shows that they do have a stake in the business's earnings.
I'm curious about the line between co-founder on paper and the role a spouse or significant other plays? A spouse in this position is clearly contributing to the success and viability of the "single-founder" venture. If the spouse is not there to help this would increase the workload and the founder would have to seek out someone else for emotional support. The shared risk is there as well as the shared hardship. If the founder can say that their spouse has been as much a part of the start-up as they have, then how they not a co-founder?
They may not be a founder on paper, but especially in light of how assets are split during a divorce it seems the reality shows that they do have a stake in the business's earnings.