December 4, 2014
In this challenging economy, I’m seeing a lot of entrepreneurs begin to re-evaluate their business . . . and, in particular, their business teams. When business is going well, it’s easy to overlook the flaws and peccadilloes. Partly because we want to ride the prosperity wave. But when the wave crashes, and you’re dumped onto the beach with the seaweed, the broken shells and the flannisters (you know, those plastic yokes that hold six-packs together), are you really shoulder-to-shoulder with a business partner you respect? A Cautionary Tale (names changed to protect the ill-advised): Dylan started a partnership five years ago after being approached by Pete, someone he “sort of knew” from his industry. They verbally agreed to be 50/50 partners. Pete formed the company (in his name only), but p-r-o-m-i-s-e-d that Dylan would be put on the ownership papers as soon as they got investors. Dylan did most of the work; Pete put in most of the capital. But each time that Dylan asked about being included in ownership papers, Pete became indignant .…
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