co-founders
Startup's founding duo
Co-founders are people who establish something together—typically a company, organization, or movement.
The term emphasizes shared credit for creation: She and her college roommate are co-founders of the startup.
In tech culture especially, co-founder has become a near-mandatory title, distinguishing early partners from later employees or investors.
People who work jointly
- partnersJoint venture participants
- duoTwo working together
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- pairTwo matching things
tandem · associates · colleagues · allies · comrades · twosome · fellowship · synergy
Creating and managing ventures
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- bootstrapStart without external resources
pitch · accelerator · incubator · funding · valuation · angel · scaling · pivot
Ability to anticipate futures
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- architectBuilding design professional
dream · aspiration · innovation · disruption · breakthrough · creativity · invention · originality
Confidence in another
- conflictOpposition between parties
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
split · dissolution · roles · responsibilities · communication · decision-making · mediation · departure
collaborators
People who work jointly
pair · tandem · associates · colleagues · allies · comrades · twosome · fellowship · synergy · cooperative
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
bootstrap · pitch · accelerator · incubator · funding · valuation · angel · scaling · pivot · exit
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
architect · dream · aspiration · innovation · disruption · breakthrough · creativity · invention · originality · transformation
trust
Confidence in another
- conflictOpposition between parties
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
buyout · split · dissolution · roles · responsibilities · communication · decision-making · mediation · departure · fallout
Hewlett
Tech company founder's surname
- PackardHistoric American automaker
- Zuckerberg
- founderscofounders, originators, creators, pioneers, establishers
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
- collaboratorscoauthors, partner, cowriters, coworker, co-directors
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- shared leadershipco-chair, co-chairs, co-director, diarchy, co-captain
- Startupsstartup, startups, venture capital, entrepreneurs, cofounder
co-foundersemployees
Paid staff members
latecomers · successors · joiners · followers · inheritors
co-foundersliquidators
Those who dissolve companies
dissolvers · destroyers · closers · acquirers
found, foundation, founder, refund, profound, fundamental, founding, founded, founders