The media often glamorizes successful founders and makes their paths seem easier than they actually were.

Finding a technical cofounder would have been difficult for me. I was an English major and didn't know any computer programmers.

You've got to say you are a step ahead of where you actually are to move to the step that you want to be at.

Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is exceptional vs. competent will be very hard if you are not one yourself. When you do find someone, work together informally for a while to test your compatibility.

Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality.

Cofounders will endure so much together that their relationship is often compared to a marriage.

Investors, most of them, have a herd mentality. They want to invest only if other people are investing