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Resolving Co-Founder Disputes

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http://techcrunch.com – Editor’s note: Mike Knoop is co-founder of Zapier. Follow him on Twitter @mikeknoop. One in four Y Combinator companies loses a founder. It’s not hard to conclude that startup co-founder disputes are universal. They range from the big decisions (What should our product do? Should we hire? Should we raise capital?) to the small (What should you work on today? What should the blog design look like? Should we allow non-profit discounts?). I have identified a few trends from my experience with my startup Zapier. Not every founding team is meant to work out, but the ones that stick t (IT news)

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