Re:Cofounder management
by adanto6840 on Thursday January 29, 2015 @01:53PM
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I find C to be interesting -- my gut suspects it's probably correct & accurate, but not having ever been married I'd be interested in hearing you elaborate further on that point specifically.
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Re:Cofounder management
by leesalminen on Thursday January 29, 2015 @01:58PM
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Marriage is not the only way to acquire the skills mentioned.
At 15, I was living in a small village in Chile, without parents. There were 2 English speakers in this town, and we learned to work together to learn a new language, adopt a new culture, reconcile differences, and more.
Those experiences have shaped my outlook on everything from relationship management to problem solving to effective communications.
IMHO, a great way to become an effective entrepreneur is to immerse yourself in high stress, difficult situations that require on-the-fly problem solving over and over again.
I just mean that married people have experience partnering closely with another person to achieve shared goals, and will have hopefully developed some strategies to do that effectively.
Re:Cofounder management
by simonebrunozzi on Thursday January 29, 2015 @03:40PM
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And dealing with young kids, which sometimes is the same as dealing with some founders :)
Re:Cofounder management
by danielweber on Thursday January 29, 2015 @02:56PM
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I'll say this: a start-up experience is excellent preparation for marriage.
Your marriage is more important to your long-term success than your start-up is, too.