Chapter 10

Pals or partners

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WORK WITH YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS?

Chapter 10 Pals or partners

‘I’m fed up with you telling me what the fuck to do. Just get off my case. The business is going to be fine,’ I yelled at my business partner.

You mess it up in business for the same reasons that you mess it up at home. Either somebody gets bored and starts screwing around, or both sides can only focus on their respective weaknesses and the business does not develop or the relationship ends up becoming unequal. Ultimately passions can run high and spoil the party. In the end you can’t stand being in the same room as your partner. I have been ...

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