Pre-empt, Prevent and Resolve Co-Founder Conflict

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Prevent and Resolve Co-Founder Conflict

• Irritated because your co-founder is never on time or constantly miss important deadlines? 
• Feeling some resentment about the equity split, but not mentioning it because you are scared of the fallout?
• Are the sudden rise in expenses getting you hot under the collar, but keeping mum?
• Cultural differences starting to interfere with your ability to be yourself?
• Are you unsure whether your expectations are still aligned, but too scared to ask?

If you’ve answered YES to more than 2 of the above questions you & your startup are at risk.

If you don’t want to be part of the 65% of startups that fail due to co-founder conflict, you should attend this Masterclass.

 “People problems are the leading cause of failure in high-potential startups.”

Overview

Based on interactions with more than 300 startups across the globe, these three uncensored, interactive learning experiences will take a closer look at the most prominent friction points in the startup journey.

It will bring to the surface relationship, roles, responsibilities and reward problems and discuss ways to pre-empt, prevent or resolve these before they derail the business and damage the partnership.

Masterclasses will be interactive and actionable and give founders tools that they could

use, engage with, or implement immediately. 

How will this help you?

• Create room for true conversations, more understanding and better agreements between co-founders.
• How to develop a MOT test for your relationship.
• Pinpoint ways in which to constructively bring your interests out into the open  and create room for joint solutions.
• Identify the pitfalls and potential friction points to look out for.
• Adopta preventative approach that reduces conflict and friction 

Who should attend:

• Early stage founders who want to understand their potential friction points and how to prepare for these.
• Founders who would like to establish a culture of trust and true communication in their teams.
• Founders who find it difficult to communicate their real needs and interests with their co-founders.
• Founders who are currently in conflict with their co-founder, board or VC.

The first workshop explores relationships and dynamics between co-founders and offers

preventative approaches, processes and mindsets to develop foundational cohesion on the

startup journey. 

Workshop Details:

Date: Monday 30 Sep 2019

Time: 17:30 - 20:30 (SAST)

Venue: Inner City Ideas Cartel Auditorium

Address: 1 Sand Hill Road, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa, 8001

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Workshop two will take a closer look at how “Roles and Responsibilities” contribute to friction and the final workshop will focus on the impact of “Rewards” on the co-founder dynamics.

About Naëtt Atkinson:

Naëtt Atkinson is an independent consultant, internationally accredited mediator and conflict coach specialising in startups, commercial, complex environments and workplace contexts. She has done extensive research into co-founder conflict and has worked with Startupbootcamp for the past two years.

Her focus is on pre-mediation and helping business partners talk about the things that are difficult to discuss and get past conflict. Through her work she releases tension and opens communication so co-founders can focus on what is important to them and their business.

“I help people disagree better so they can have true conversations, authentic relationships,  collaborative decisions and focus on what really matters to them. “

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