Hey Unfiltered Folks,

Answer: You two are destroying the company because you won't resolve your conflict privately.

You're forcing them to choose sides.
This isn't a founder problem.
This is a leadership problem.
You're both the problem.

Fix it or sell the company now. Stop pretending you can co-lead through public conflict. You can't.

One of you needs to lead. The other needs to follow. Or you both need to leave.

Question to Consider: What's the one decision you can't agree on?

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Why: Founder conflict can destroy companies faster than bad products or lost revenue.

Here's what's happening: you and your co-founder disagree.
Maybe it's a strategy.
Maybe it's hiring.
Maybe it's money.

Instead of resolving it privately, you fight in meetings. In Slack. In front of the team.

Now your team is split.
Half think you're right.
Half think they're right.

People whisper in hallways. Cliques form. Work slows because everyone's focused on the drama.

The cost? Your best people leave. They're tired of the dysfunction. The ones who stay pick a side.

Now you have two teams inside one company. Productivity craters. Decision-making dies because everything becomes political. Customers feel the chaos. Revenue suffers.

All because you two won't act like adults. You're murdering the company with your ego. Both of you. The company is dying while you argue about who's right.

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Action: Stop fighting in front of the team immediately.

Schedule a private meeting today. Bring a mediator if needed.

Resolve the conflict or dissolve the partnership.
One leader.
One voice.
If you can't agree, one of you leaves.

You can't co-lead through conflict. It will destroy everything.

Stay Unfiltered,
— Andy

P.S. Now you have two teams inside one company. Make the call now or watch the company die.

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