While spending every waking moment pondering on and of everything startuppy, one cannot start to wonder why, how and most importantly with who.
I've come to realize that a start up is actually and pretty much the equivalent of forming a band. Although the reasons for starting up a band might vary to a great extent. I'm pretty sure that everyone joining a band has that fleeting thought even if it's just for a second. How cool it would be to play on a huge arena surrounded by tens of thousands of fans screaming your name. And I don't think that the jet set life of rich and famous wouldn't feel that bad either.
With the startups the goal is quite near that of a start-up band. We are looking for the best talent to complement ours and of course the idea is that everyone in the team will also share the idea, plans and responsibility. When you are creating something new with people on your all sides ready to go the extra mile you feel invincible to many things.
Reality check! The most important thing is actually the people who you work or play (your ideas) with. Although you will feel invincible whilst on that 48h flow trip with the swashbuckling team of yours do make the mental note that you actually aren't invincible, indestructible or even unbreakable. You are actually pretty much the same hardiness as those who you are working with, for and against. So make sure that you're not surrounded by the likes of you. When you're all built differently it will make it so much easier to share and weather the real world.
So find the band of your dreams. And when you find them hold on. In the world of start-ups and bands that's the only thing that will (hopefully) stay with you till the end.
After that all you have to do is work hard. And make the end is as close as the one you were hoping for at the start.
