Originally Posted by gfx3

Tell this to all the bankrupt people who were screwed by their business partner(s). You forgot the fact there are tons of scammers and selfish people who would sell their own mother for 100$. I prefer to work alone for this reason. I always worked alone and if needed I paid someone to do the things I wasn't able of doing by myself. Even then the trouble starts when you have to deal with incompetent sub-contracters.
Haven't you noticed the "drama" threads on these boards. Most of the time they are handling about this particular subject. Business partners have benefits but at the same time they are a huge risk. IMO not worth the risk.