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The mix of personalities founding your startup can be instrumental for whether or not your business survives the 75% failure rate in the first two to five years. You can’t be successful with a group made up of great idea makers and no movers and shakers to drive ideas to reality. Consequently, you can’t be successful with people who can make things happen, but no original ideas to drive your company out of the pack with anything new and defining. Plus, there are other necessary personality types that bring balance. That’s where choosing the personalities founding your startup must be given a lot of thought to ensure a successful balance is achieved. See how many of the following personalities apply to your own startup.