what disputes can arise between co-founders?
wheels: That's kind of like asking, "What disputes can arise in a long-distance relationship?"  It's naturally a pretty open question.In general, I don't think doing the whole remote-founders thing is a good idea for the same reason that it's probably not a good idea in a long term relationship.  There are just too many points that you need to be able to sync up on.When you get into a startup, just like a relationship, you enter with a picture of a person that hasn't been through the full-on trial-by-fire.  When you turn up the pressure and leave it that way for an extended period of time, cracks in that picture always start to emerge.