Best of Build Mode: Cofounders, Conflict and Compatibility
About this episode
This episode revisits insightful conversations about effective partnerships in startups, focusing on cofounder relationships and team dynamics.
This week on Build Mode, we’re diving back into the archives for a special best-of episode all about effective partnerships, from cofounder relationships and team trust to investor dynamics and leadership communication. Host Isabelle Johannesen and producer Maggie Nye revisit some of the most insightful conversations from past seasons to explore what makes startup partnerships actually work. Guests share candid stories about finding cofounders online, navigating founder breakups, building trust inside fast-growing teams, balancing marriage and business, choosing the right investors, and learning when compatibility matters more than credentials. In this episode, you’ll hear from: Jasper Carmichael-Jack, cofounder & CEO of Artisan Ian Schmidt, partner & consultant at Trimergence Hala Jawani and Alessio Trestani, cofounders of Rivio Leah Solivan, founder of TaskRabbit Ross Fubini, managing partner at XYZ Venture Capital and Leslie Feinzaig, founder & CEO of Graham & Walker Sarah Lucena, founder & CEO of Mappa Whether you’re searching for the right cofounder, managing conflict on your team, scaling as a solo founder, or building relationships with investors, this episode is packed…
Topics covered
- effective partnerships
- cofounder relationships
- team trust
- investor dynamics
- leadership communication
- conflict resolution
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