Should you fire your underperforming cofounder — or let it fade? Explore the hard questions every CEO and cofounder must answer before it’s too late, drawn from Y Combinator’s hard-won startup wisdom.
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Most cofounders are running on fumes long before they admit it to anyone else, including themselves. Brené Brown’s work on
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Imagine this: It’s a rainy Tuesday in London, much like today, and you’re in the boardroom of a thriving creative
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If you and your cofounder both say “we’re equals”, decision-making can quickly become the hardest part of running the business.
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