Co-Founder Dynamics - Healthy Founding Teams @ Menlo Ventures
Did you know that 65% of high-potential startups fail due to preventable co-founder conflict? Don't let your startup be part of this statistic! Join us for an exclusive, must-attend workshop led by NYC-based startup team expert Annie Garofalo. Gain invaluable insights into co-founder dynamics, building healthy founding teams, and navigating conflicts.
Annie Garofalo, the founder of Confidante and host of the podcast How I Met My Co-Founder, is a leading authority in founding team dynamics, applying couples therapy techniques to early-stage executive teams. While at Stanford, she developed a proprietary Startup Team Health Methodology used by over 50 pre-seed/seed stage founding teams, backed by top investors like YC, a16z, and Sequoia.
What You'll Learn:
Introduction to Creating a 'Social Contract' with Your Co-Founder: Discover the framework to formalize and strengthen your founding teams, and help you talk about the hard things: titles, feedback, equity splits, and more.
Strategies for Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution: Learn practical techniques to maintain harmony and productivity within your team.
Best Practices for Formalizing and Strengthening Co-Founder Relationships: Ensure your co-founder relationships are built on a solid foundation.
The workshop will be followed by an open discussion and Q&A with Annie, C.C. Gong at Menlo Ventures, and Jacqueline Young at Obvious Ventures as well as networking among other early stage founders and funders who understand the importance of the relational-side of venture building.
Secure your spot today and take the first step towards building a resilient and cohesive founding team.
Sponsored by: Menlo Ventures, Obvious Ventures & Women Founders Bay
Menlo Ventures is a VC firm that strives to have a positive impact on everything we do, which is why we support businesses like Anthropic, Roku, Rover, and Uber that are reimagining life and work for the better. Over 47 years, we’ve grown a portfolio that includes more than 80 public companies, over 165 M&As, and currently have $6.2 billion under management. We invest at every stage and in every sector, with expertise in Enterprise, Consumer and Healthcare. From developing market strategies to creating communities, we provide real impact where entrepreneurs need it most. When we’re in, we’re ALL IN.
Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage, purpose-driven entrepreneurs reimagining trillion-dollar industries. Our three investment pillars are planetary, human, and economic health. Obvious has >$1B AUM. Some of our portfolio companies include Beyond Meat (IPO), Recursion Pharmaceuticals (IPO), Olly (acquired by Unilever), Diamond Foundry, Devoted Health, Incredible Health, Dexterity Robotics, and Gusto.
Women Founders Bay is a nonprofit supporting female founders through events, network, workshops and resources. Our mission to decrease the gender funding gap. Support us by donating to Women Founders Bay here.