I lived in the same boarding house for two years with my first cofounder (Steve), who I started my first business with 7 years later. I was working for Accenture, and looking for a way out of the corporate world, and in fact was actively looking to start my own business, and Steve called me up and asked if I'd like to help him with this business idea he had...
My cofounder on my next business (Bob) is Steve's brother. I met him when I moved back to the UK, but obviously knew of him before, and had a strong introduction via Steve. I slept on his couch for 2 weeks when I first moved to London. Then I met him every once in a while for a few years, almost moved into the same flat-share at one point (the estate agent screwed up so it didn't happen). Then, at some point, the idea for Woobius came together (it was called Citeworks at the time...) and we got started on it.
My cofounder on my next business (Bob) is Steve's brother. I met him when I moved back to the UK, but obviously knew of him before, and had a strong introduction via Steve. I slept on his couch for 2 weeks when I first moved to London. Then I met him every once in a while for a few years, almost moved into the same flat-share at one point (the estate agent screwed up so it didn't happen). Then, at some point, the idea for Woobius came together (it was called Citeworks at the time...) and we got started on it.