cofounder conflict
Cofounder conflict is one of the most painful challenges in building a company. These relationships start with shared vision and trust, then fracture under pressure, misalignment, or unspoken resentments. Your company, friendship, and identity are intertwined. Cofounder conflict rarely resolves itself. It requires honest conversation, clear boundaries, sometimes painful decisions. These posts explore navigating cofounder tension, having hard conversations, and making choices with grace.
How to navigate painful conclusions with your most trusted partners
There are few things more difficult in partnerships of any kind than sharing a truth you know will break your partner’s heart.
What do I do when my co-founder is not in the right role?
What I’ve seen (and lived) when a co-founder no longer fits their seat—and how to move forward with empathy and clarity
How to make anger your ally
As a founder and leader, I found my anger sometimes overwhelming. Let's explore how to make this emotion an asset instead of a liability.
How to have hard conversations
Fear of conflict keeps many of us silent, but withholding truth creates more distance than speaking up. Let's explore how to get through it all.
Sanity Notes #030- Assuming the best of our partners
The moment your co-founder, teammate, or romantic partner frustrates you the most may be the moment of greatest opportunity
Sanity Notes #024- What conversation is waiting to be had?
One of the most expensive forms of procrastination I witness as a coach is the avoidance of hard conversations.
How to build healthy, helpful co-founder relationships (and recover when things go wrong).
Co-founder relationships can be a rich source of support and resiliency. If yours is not, you are not alone!
Founder Relationship Problems: The Unspoken Pain of Co-founder Relationships
Cofounder relationships are at the heart of most startup stories. But like most marriages, there’s as much pain and struggle as joy and collaboration. Often more. Why is no one talking about this?
10 Questions Every Cofounder Team Should Discuss
Most early-stage companies fail because of cofounder conflict. Here are 10 questions to help create alignment early.
