How far can a one man team go?

I think most people's initial reaction to that question is "not very far." Aside from the extremely rare genius inventors (like Thomas Edison or Alexander Gram Bell) nearly every great entrepreneurial mind I can think of has been a part of a team. The greatest individual entrepreneurs all give credit to their teams of people around them. They all (from what I've read) say that one of the keys to success is surrounding yourself with great people.

Which leads me to the question - how far can an individual entrepreneur go? I know from experience of being on both sides of it, that everything is 1000 times better when you have a team of great people to work with. Great teams have people with complimentary skills so you can focus on what you enjoy and what you do best. Great teams have people that will pick you up when you are down, keep things going when you are sick or on vacation, and make up for your weaknesses. It's the classic "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts" line that we all know and love.

I think there is an "artificial ceiling" on the truly solo entrepreneur. There's only so much one mind can handle. Outsourcing and hiring interns helps, but I think to get to the point where you are truly able to change the world and be revolutionary, you need to surround yourself with several minds equally as entrepreneurial as yours.

No one is perfect - we all have weaknesses and we all have times when we aren't operating at our peak, it's human nature. In my experiences in college and the working world, and in those thus far with Pure Adapt (compared to SportsLizard and iPrioritize when I was solo), I am a much happier and effective entrepreneur when the weight of the world is not on my shoulders. If I forget something, one of my partners remembers, so I don't feel like I need to remember and plan to do everything.

I'm convinced I need teammates to succeed. Do you?