Paul Graham: “In the best startups each founder is king of their own domain”
Paul Graham argues that the most effective startups have each founder as "king of their own domain," meaning founders focus and control distinct areas without interfering with one another. He illustrates this with an anecdote about Apple: Wozniak insisted on technical choices for the Apple I (e.g., expansion slots) while Steve Jobs handled the business/sales side, and they respected each other's boundaries.
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