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If you think therapy should be reserved for dire, nigh unfixable problems, then maybe. But you can also use therapy as a regular part of life for fixing problem

If you think therapy should be reserved for dire, nigh unfixable problems, then maybe. But you can also use therapy as a regular part of life for fixing problems big and small.

adastra22 4y ago
It’s a sign of deeper problems if you can’t communicate with your (work) partner well enough to avoid these issues. Your job isn’t a marriage and the analogy falls flat. If you’re having enough communicative difficulties that you’re considering failure, then you’re already enough in the shit that one or both of you need to move on.
- andrewstuart2 4y ago
  And when your startup encounters business issues, do you just cut your losses and pick the next idea? Of course not. You work through problems when there's value on the other side of the problem, and communications problems are just one class of problems that may crop up in an otherwise highly valuable relationship. You hire people to help you solve other issues you don't have the experience to solve, don't you? The same SME is valuable in communications.
  - tomrod 4y ago
    It depends. There can be an upside to quitting.
  - adastra22 4y ago
    There will always be business issues. Those you solve. But if you’re spending your time on founder conflicts instead of the business, your business will fail. Even if you work it out in therapy, your competitors will have gotten ahead of you.
- johnfn 4y ago
  > It’s a sign of deeper problems That's right - and how do you think you should go about approaching those issues?
  - adastra22 4y ago
    By finding a business partner you are compatible with. Don't bring your whole business down in a drawn-out founder conflict. Someone gotta go.
- teaearlgraycold 4y ago
  Your job's not a marriage, but there are similar elements to a marriage if you're co-founding with someone. You're building a business together. You need a lot of trust. It's primarily financial.

If you think therapy should be reserved for dire, nigh unfixable problems, then maybe. But you can also use therapy as a regular part of life for fixing problems big and small.

adastra22 4y ago

It’s a sign of deeper problems if you can’t communicate with your (work) partner well enough to avoid these issues. Your job isn’t a marriage and the analogy falls flat. If you’re having enough communicative difficulties that you’re considering failure, then you’re already enough in the shit that one or both of you need to move on.

andrewstuart2 4y ago
And when your startup encounters business issues, do you just cut your losses and pick the next idea? Of course not. You work through problems when there's value on the other side of the problem, and communications problems are just one class of problems that may crop up in an otherwise highly valuable relationship. You hire people to help you solve other issues you don't have the experience to solve, don't you? The same SME is valuable in communications.
- tomrod 4y ago
  It depends. There can be an upside to quitting.
- adastra22 4y ago
  There will always be business issues. Those you solve. But if you’re spending your time on founder conflicts instead of the business, your business will fail. Even if you work it out in therapy, your competitors will have gotten ahead of you.
johnfn 4y ago
> It’s a sign of deeper problems That's right - and how do you think you should go about approaching those issues?
- adastra22 4y ago
  By finding a business partner you are compatible with. Don't bring your whole business down in a drawn-out founder conflict. Someone gotta go.
teaearlgraycold 4y ago
Your job's not a marriage, but there are similar elements to a marriage if you're co-founding with someone. You're building a business together. You need a lot of trust. It's primarily financial.