Ask HN: With LLM as companion, do you need a co-founder to launch a startup?

[nickevante]

With LLM based coders like Claude, Zed or Cursor speeding up development, can solo founders realistically launch a tech startup without a co-founder? How do AI tools change the need for technical or non-technical co-founders? What roles are still critical to fill, and what’s been your experience building with LLMs?

[sherdil2022]

It depends. But, please don’t ‘vibe found’ startups. You can’t depend on LLMs as you would depend on a solid co-founder - tech or non-technical.

Would you stop seeing a doctor and use web search or LLMs to diagnose or treat medical issues - however good they get?

[nickevante]

Vibe-based coding is sloppy and has given the tech a bad name. Used smartly by devs, LLMs can still spark innovation and solid builds provided you know what you are doing with them and their limitations.