When I first started I did not think the people mattered that much. Turned out my partner was a jealous egotistical intregitless lying self server. Despite all the ways he screwed me, it was my mistake for deciding to go into business with him.

Business is ALL about the people. Good lesson learned!

The best lesson I ever learned – do business with people who know right from wrong. Contracts only go so far.

Anonymous says:

May 28, 2014 at 4:39 pm

That’s right. Lawyers want $10k retainer just to start a lawsuit, no guarantee of wining and even if you do, legal fees could eat it up making the time and emotional toll of a lawsuit simply not worth it.

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WTF does “intregitless” mean? Did you mean zero integrity?

Anonymous says:

May 30, 2014 at 7:50 pm

exactly, word I made up,

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- Anonymous says:
  
  June 1, 2014 at 1:54 pm
  
  And well done!
  
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I’ve been through similar and I think many other founders have too. Unfortunately it seems this is the only way to learn this lesson. From now on, I will only go into business with people I feel really good about and I will still get a cofounders agreement signed before I do any real work.

Been through the same shit. Man it was terrible. People matter in startups and results will follow

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