The invisible tax that might be holding back your startup

In most companies, tension between co-founders is treated as a personal issue. It’s uncomfortable, it may affect morale, and in extreme cases, it can become a governance concern, but it is rarely treated as a core business risk. I believe that is a mistake. In high-growth companies, the co-founder relationship is the company’s primary decision-making system. When that system is strained, the organization absorbs it, not just emotionally, but also and perhaps even more importantly—operationally…