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The hardest seasons rarely look productive while you are in them, but they're usually the ones that matter most.
This is where you learn how to make decisions under pressure, separate signal from noise, protect your energy, and keep moving without external validation.
If you're in that stretch, this is your sign to keep pushing.
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If you don’t invest in the cofounder relationship, the company eventually pays for it.
@marcussegal (Investing Partner at @a16z) shares the habits that keep founding teams aligned when the pressure rises:
✔️ Set clear decision rights
✔️ Define who owns what and what success looks like
✔️ Review wins and misses without blame
✔️ Schedule real check-ins, not just status updates
A strong cofounder relationship is not a soft skill. It is infrastructure.
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Most founders think they know where their time goes.
@joeldflory ran the actual numbers on his own calendar at @vsco and found out he was wrong.
Here's the system he built after that ↓
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Increase the return on your time.
When @joeldflory wanted to spend less time telling the company story one conversation at a time, he shifted to conferences and events, same responsibility, way more leverage per hour.
Time management isn't just allocation. It's return.
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