Wise Words: Choosing a Business Partner
A co-founder needs to be a good communicator, a person with whom you have synergy, and a friend. A healthy business partnership is comparable to a marriage, built on a solid foundation of trust, respect, and understanding.
Greetings,
When it comes to choosing a business partner, it's very similar to getting married.
This week, we were interviewed by Sean Wise, the Managing Director of Wise Mentor Capital, a national venture capital consultancy focusing on bridging the gap between entrepreneurs and capital and a columnist for the Globe and Mail in Toronto.
Sean asked us if we could share our thoughts with him about choosing a co-founder and how it relates to marriage (David Ciccarelli and I are married to each other).
We shared the following:
"A co-founder needs to be a good communicator, a person with whom you have synergy, and a friend. A healthy business partnership is comparable to a marriage, built on a solid foundation of trust, respect, and understanding. When two complementary business people come together to form a company, guided by the same vision and values, they are at the very heart of their corporate family, and nurture the business as parents would their children."
Here's a link to a fabulous article that may help you in your quest, complete with pearls of wisdom from Sean Wise.
Comments
Hey there, glad you enjoyed the show and talking to me!! (the former probably more than the latter :) )
Just to let you know, you did a good job on the show, and I thought your pitch was tight.
Now that that tests are over, the open casting call has begun. You can find out more on my blog....hope we can count on you to watch come the fall!
Posted by: Sean Wise | June 22, 2006 2:27 PM