Grow your business faster with the world’s top leaders including the Founders of Zillow, Reddit, Kayak, and 3k+ more on Intro. An @a16z company
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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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