A short YouTube commentary using a Breaking Bad scene (Walter White and Jesse Pinkman) to illustrate co-founder dynamics. The speaker contrasts complementary skill sets (chemistry vs. business) with the more important ongoing ability to work together, noting role changes and teaching moments between the characters.
You know the business and I know the chemistry. I'm thinking maybe you and I could partner up. You, you want to cook crystal meth.
You, you and. And me. That's right.
So when it comes to these co founder relationships, a lot of people will tell you it's about like complementary skill sets, kind of like these two have. But at the end of the day it's really about how you work together and whether you can work together. And that might start with this kind of fit. But if we watch and continue to watch this, you kind of see them trade places and do kind of all kinds of things. Walter teaches Jesse how to cook. All kinds of things happen here that would point to a simple fact. You just have to get along with your co founder and sometimes that's super hard to figure out. And honestly, you're figuring it out every day that you're working together.