Don’t put your friendship to the test
别让朋友之谊陷入困局
Running a company with a friend is a surefire way to end a friendship. When I first had the idea for Okta, I briefly considered bringing on one of my close friends from Salesforce.com, but I knew that when we ran into issues — if we couldn’t raise funding, if we disagreed on how to build the product, or most importantly, if we foresaw different futures for the company — the pressure would be too much for us to withstand. On the other hand, if things went well, our friendship would evolve into an entirely professional relationship.
与朋友一起经营一家公司,是最有可能结束一段友谊的方式之一。最初创业的时候,我曾考虑过邀请Salesforce.com的一位好朋友一起创业,但我知道当我们遇到问题的时候,比如,如果我们无法获得资金,或者在产品设计上产生分歧,最重要的是,如果我们对公司未来的构想产生分歧,这种压力将是我们难以承受的。而另一方面,如果公司发展顺利,我们的友谊也会变成纯粹的职业关系。
Frederic and I started as business partners, and because of that we’re able to approach issues and important decisions with fewer emotions. For example, when we raised our first round of funding, we had to pick between two attractive offers — looking back, it was one of those “every decision is a good decision” situation, but realistically, we knew it would have a huge impact on the future of the company and we could feel the pressure. Instead of feeding off each other’s emotions, we looked at the offers rationally and based our decision on hours of thoughtful deliberations. That dynamic wouldn’t be the same among good friends.
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