We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour. Things often get complicated. Difficult, impersonal decisions constantly need to be made in the name of creating the best future for the company.
Many entrepreneurs that start a business with a friend wind up with broken finances and ruined friendships. In fact, if you hedge your business decisions on the wisdom of statistics alone, stoically ignoring your friend’s frantic excitement about “this cool business idea” seems to be the safest route.
Heartless, yes, but a Harvard Business School study showed
