The default comparison is that cofounders are always "married" but that's only half accurate. It's like being married _and_ raising a child. Most of the conflicts I've seen and experienced with my co-founders are about how we feel to best parent our startup.
What's always great fun is when the cofounders are new, and are married!
Re:Cofounder management
by yaddayadda on Thursday January 29, 2015 @03:43PM
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What's even more fun is when they get a divorce and remain cofounders.
It gets weird and it gets awkward! Where I'm at, there's clearly a 'his team' and 'her team'.
Oy vey. If you're in Texas, shoot me an email--we may be hiring soon.
Re:Cofounder management
by yaddayadda on Friday January 30, 2015 @10:16AM
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Thank you!
Unfortunately, I'm not in Texas and just refinanced my house, so won't be moving anytime soon.
This reminds me of the often anonymous eg Ask HNs involving cofounders. I know that often only the cofounder involved can fix the problems with non anonymous ones, but what if the cofounder don't have a problem with them?
In addition, an important piece of advice on marriage that almost certainly applies to cofounders as well is not to contradict your partner or have disagreements in public.