Classics · Bestseller
How to choose the right partner for enduring business success.
Faulty partnerships sink more ventures than faulty products. Partners in Growth identifies the seven strengths that truly compound in a co-founder or ally — complementary skill, shared pace, conflict style and beyond — and demonstrates how to probe each one before signing.
Required reading ahead of any handshake, term sheet or merger discussion.
Enquire about this bookWhat’s inside.
- The alliance auditGrading your present (or prospective) partnership frankly.
- Seven compounding strengthsThe qualities that count once novelty fades.
- Disagreement before documentsPractising conflict while it is still inexpensive.
- Roles, equity, exitsDesigning fairness that outlasts success.
- Mend or releaseSensing when to repair a partnership — and when to close it gracefully.
Who it’s for.
Co-founders, family firms, professional partnerships and investors keen for their portfolio teams to hold together when it gets hard.
- The alliance audit worksheet, ready to photocopy.
- Talking scripts for equity and role conversations.
- A facilitator’s companion for partner offsites.
7compounding capacities
40+partnership stories
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