2 Mistakes That Can Sink a Business Partnership!
One of the most common causes of a rift or relationship breakdown with business partners stems from misaligned values and undefined boundaries. Let me shed some light on this…. If your moral compass is pointing in the opposite direction to your business partner’s, at some point in your business partnership, you will, without question, come […]
How to Prevent Founder Fallouts! 7 Ways to Ensure You and Your Co-founder Start and Stay (happily) Together for the Long-haul!
I’ve heard many stories over the years of challenging relationships between co-founders. Some have ended sadly (and badly) while others have worked through their differences and gone on to build thriving and lucrative ventures together. So what are the secrets to a flourishing co-founder partnership? Here are 7 ways to prevent your relationship from turning […]
Once the Trust has gone…. How to rebuild foundations in a broken co-founder relationship!
What creates trust in a business partnership? I have conversations day in and day out with founders about why relationships break down with their co-founder. And it is always sparked by one isolated incident. A comment that’s enough to make you stop and think that it didn’t sit well with you … but maybe it’s […]
Three weeks… Three identical stories…. Three battle scarred friendships that turned bitter when their co-founder relationship went wrong!
Honestly… I could have written the script! They all began the same. “We have known each other since childhood.” “We were room mates at Uni.” “We were best friends.” “We thought we were invincible and nothing could break us!” You have shared adventures, history, heartache and fun times. Celebrated the highs and family milestones. Overcome […]
65% of Startups fail due to Founder Friction and Disagreements….. Here are 13 reasons why!
I have been doing some research over the past few months and it’s hardly surprising to learn that co-founder conflict ranks among the highest reason for friction, fall out and failure in startups. Based on my conversations with VCs, this is what has been highlighted. Is this unexpected? Not at all. So here […]
The Embarrassing Truth About Difficult Conversations!
I remember when I first embarked on this new journey several years ago, I would often avoid ‘high risk’ situations because I felt like an imposter. It felt easier to circumnavigate the issue rather than squirm in my discomfort of sharing that I didn’t know the answer. I was afraid of ‘doing things wrong’, asking […]
Mind the Potholes! Navigating bumps in your difficult conversations.
There’s a road I drive down most days which used to be peppered with potholes. It was an obstacle track trying to navigate past them! And very frustrating! Forgetting where they were, I would either swerve to avoid them or fly over them praying I had escaped any serious damage to my bumper. It reminded […]