STAY TRUE STAY YOU
A Co-Founder or Business relatioship knows it’s ups and downs. You thrive together and sometimes you also feel alone. As if the other doesn’t really get you. When we feel too much pressure we tend to go in survival mode, […]
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THE FUNDAMENT OF YOUR START-UP PART II, LEVEL UP TRUST
Building a company with your Co-Founders asks for a good and thorough fundament. In part I we spoke about the cap table and the impact of the cap table on the underlying dynamics between co-founders. Today, in part II we […]
THE FUNDAMENT OF YOUR START-UP PART I: EVALUATING THE CAP TABLE
Building a company with your Co Founders asks for a good and thorough fundament. One of the most discussed themes in Pre Mediation sessions (online or live), is the Cap Table. The Cap Table represents almost everything; how you relate, […]
WHAT MAKES OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (SUDDENLY) SO DIFFICULT?
When business partners have been working together for a longer period of time and are sitting around the table with us, we often see that they run into the same issues, even though the personalities, the types of companies and […]
RESCUING A BUSINESS MARRIAGE WITH A VIRTUAL PARTNER, DIGITAL NOMAD?
More and more we, as (pre) mediators, have True Conversations with Start-ups and Business Partners who work remotely, spread over different countries. Digital nomads who are in a business marriage but never have met in person. We see business partners […]
CO-FOUNDER DIVORCE
When you started your company with your business partner(s) you probably did not think there would come a moment in which you would think about breaking up. And then a few years later, you face one of the following issues; […]
BEING ‘MARRIED’ TO YOUR BROTHER, SISTER, FRIEND THROUGH A SHAREHOLDERS-AGREEMENT
You have a great idea for a new business. What is better than executing this plan with people that know you for a long time, your sister, your brother, your friend or even your spouse. The decision to team up […]