Me and a friend have been discussing a plan to start a small business venture. Disclaimer: I have zero practical experience in starting or managing businesses and all my knowledge is limited to my study of business law in grad school.Now I am not exactly 'worried' about my would-be-co founder, but it's just .... we have VERY different backgrounds and personalities. I'm not sure we share a lot other than our passion and enthusiasm for our field of business (education and technology).Now this friend, he :Comes from a long line of entrepreneurs in his familyHas had a good (linear) career in computer engineeringIs very pragmatic and practicalIs quite religiousI, on the other hand:Have no entrepreneurs in my family (spanning multiple generations). Everyone I know belongs to what people in my country call the 'salaried class': doctors, civil servants, professors, etc.Have had a hit & miss career so far, patches of success here and there: stints at a big bank, in the central government, at a startup, etc.Am rather idealistic and like dealing with abstract ideasAgnostic at best (more interested in religion as an academic discipline, than as a guide for everyday life).Now, putting aside the idea of who is better 'equipped' to start a business (that's him), I am worried that some of our differences could potentially be source of conflict. I am confident in our ability to deal with those differences with mutual respect and understanding, but they are still there.For those of you who've successfully started businesses, did you ever start a venture with someone very different from you? Were these differences ever a source of conflict? What did you look for in a cofounder while starting your own businesses? Thanks in advance. see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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