cofounders
Joint venture initiators
Cofounders are people who establish something together—typically a company, organization, or movement.
The term appears most often in startup culture, where two or three cofounders share credit for launching a venture: She and her college roommate are cofounders of the app.
The word implies roughly equal roles in creation, though cofounders' actual contributions often differ.
Also spelled co-founders.
Two working together
- pairTwo matching things
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- twosomeTwo together
counterparts · allies · collaborators · associates · colleagues · comrades · peers · complementary
Joint effort toward shared aim
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
dialogue · brainstorming · decisionmaking · consensus · communication · division of labor · shared leadership · mutual respect
Creating and managing ventures
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- angelDivine winged messenger
investor · pitch · bootstrap · incubator · accelerator · scaleup · IPO · equity
Imaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- leaderOne who guides others
dreamer · idealist · mission · purpose · roadmap · ambition · aspiration · direction
duo
Two working together
twosome · counterparts · allies · collaborators · associates · colleagues · comrades · peers · complementary · vesting
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
partnership · dialogue · brainstorming · decisionmaking · consensus · communication · division of labor · shared leadership · mutual respect · conflict resolution
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
angel · investor · pitch · bootstrap · incubator · accelerator · scaleup · IPO · equity · prototype
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
leader · dreamer · idealist · mission · purpose · roadmap · ambition · aspiration · direction · innovation
- foundersoriginators, creators, pioneers, establishers, establisher
cofounderslatecomers
Those arriving past time
successors · inheritors · acquirers · newcomers · joiners