Along with allocating Roles, you have to allocate Rewards – most notably, ownership stakes. What are the pitfalls and best practices for doing so? A 50-50 split seems fair and simple, but does it breed success? Charlie Harary and Dean Wasserman tackle this contentious topic.

How should you allocate titles and how should you make decisions as a team? Your early decisions could result in gridlock, heightened tensions, inefficiency, and fighting. Dean Noam Wasserman and Charlie Harary dive into Roles and Decision Making dilemmas.

The relationships you tap in forming your founding team can introduce significant Playing With Fire risks for the team. Having covered the most notable of those risks in our previous episode, Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman delve into the best ways to reduce those risks.  What Firewalls can you build to protect your most cherished relationships from the damage caused by Playing With Fire? What are the best ways to proactively tackle the elephants in the room that you loathe to discuss? 

As an entrepreneur, is it more beneficial to go solo or work with a team? How important is trust when founding a company? Instinct tells us to found with a close friend or family member. However, the data surprisingly show a different story, with important implications for founding teams. Dean Noam Wasserman and Charlie Harary explore these critical relationship dilemmas.

What early decisions tend to go awry for entrepreneurs and are a major cause of failure? What are essential steps to take even before founding a startup? Dean Noam Wasserman and Charlie Harary use their extensive research and experience to help entrepreneurs anticipate the pitfalls that tend to sink startups while providing actionable insights into preparing to become a founder.