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A comment on Ask HN: How to deal with a dysfunctional relationship with a 50/50 co-founder?.

Re:Ask HN: How to deal with a dysfunctional relationship wit... by jordan_litko on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:26PM (#17016980)
Read "Traction" by Gino Wickman.

You're an integrator. Your co-founder is either a visionary, or he's lazy, or maybe both. I don't have enough info to know for sure.

At any rate, each of you handling separate sides of what is basically two different businesses is a mistake. Sure it does a nice job in giving each of you autonomy, but it's terrible for maximizing each of your unique skill sets.

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Re:Ask HN: How to deal with a dysfunctional relationship wit... by throwaway9934 on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @08:11PM (#17026465)
Thanks for the response and for the book tip. I will read it.

You are right that it was a big mistake to not get involved in what the other was doing. In retrospect I think our egos prevented us from allowing "interference" in what the other was doing so it naturally developed like that.

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