If the only way cofounders can stop arguing is by making up artificial rules about who's in charge of what, like kids drawing a line across a room and saying "stay on your side," the startup is probably doomed unless one leaves.
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It's great for cofounders to have separate territories, but the border should be organic and determined by complementary expertise, not artificially imposed to prevent disputes.
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What's the way to organize work if you have founders with considerable overlap in expertise?
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It's best to have cofounders with whom you had a fistfight over a bobsled when you were 5 years old. You know what's what.
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Very Straussian this comment.
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Making roles clear reduces noise and brings out the signal - and makes collaboration more effective and fun. Chaos can be a breeding ground for conflict. But probably does not help if source of conflict is that people hate each other.
I like this:
https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/five-keys-to-a-successful-google-team/ …pic.twitter.com/9v9d76C9wY
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hats, not turf
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Helps a lot if the cofounders have a completely different set of strengths. There’s a mutual respect that builds up over time and makes it possible.
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Couldn’t agree more. Reinforces that complimentary skill sets of the cofounders help the startup move forward without worrying to overstep on one another.
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That looks bad in (almost ?) every situation
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Also, drawing artificial an unflexible turf boundaries gives up one of the main advantages of HAVING a cofounder. Namely COLLABORATION. So its kinda worst of both worlds :)
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Do you think founders with overlapping skill sets can survive? Or do founders need to have very distinct skills?
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