Everyone calls it a marriage. But in a marriage, you don't have a burn rate. Co-founder resentment builds in the silence. It builds when one person feels they are "working harder" or "carrying the mental load."

1. Role Ambiguity: "We both do everything" works for 3 months. It kills you at 12 months.
2. Risk Asymmetry: One founder put in money, the other put in time. One has a family, the other is single.
3. Speed Mismatch: One wants to ship imperfectly today. The other wants to ship perfectly next week.

You need a non-operational meeting. Every Wednesday. No talking about product, bugs, or hiring. Talk about you two.

• "How are you feeling about your role?"
• "What did I do this week that annoyed you?"

** Radical Candor** is the only way out. If you can't say it, you can't solve it.

Sometimes, you have to break up. If you do, do it fast. Vesting schedules exist for a reason. Better to own 100% of nothing than 50% of a toxic failure.