Ian Landsman is Starting From Scratch, January 30, 2007:
Interview
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Ben just posted an interview he did with me on his Startup Spark blog. Ben did a nice job with it and I especially enjoy how he sets it up for his readers, provides a summary and does a nice job with the formatting. Thanks Ben!
Discussion
Funny, Joel just posted a link to an interview he gave ( http://www.foundersatwork.com/joelspolsky.html ) where he says "having another founder" (which he admits to having stolen from Paul Graham) is one of the most important things for a developer looking to start his company. Wonder if he'd change his opinion if he became aware of your success.
Created by Pradeep on 01.30.2007 12:35 pm
Actually, I don't disagree with him. Starting a company is extremely difficult and there are many times I would have liked to have had a partner. However, everyone I knew either wasn't cut out for it or wouldn't be interested in it. So I was on my own. I'm not in to the idea of just posting on the internet to find a partner, if you don't have someone who you can trust to go in with then I think it's better to be on your own.
I'd also add that it's not totally accurate that I was on my own. As I've discussed in previous articles, my wife (who now works at UserScape) was/is a huge part of the companies success. She wasn't full time in the beginning, but I couldn't have done it without her helping me flesh out ideas and getting things rolling.
Created by Ian on 01.30.2007 12:44 pm
The other benefit of having your wife as part of the team in the early days is you don't have to pay her. 
Created by Scott Carpenter on 01.30.2007 9:00 pm
Great interview Ian. About the partner thing - I've seen quotes like that over and over again. (As you know) I'm trying to get my 1 person software company off the ground and its just insanely hard. UserScape has been an inspiration to me the entire time. It's a great success story!
Created by Michael Sica on 01.30.2007 11:42 pm