Many people, especially those who are just starting their own business, think about starting it together with anyone else. A friend, a brother, a sister, etc., or even with a "money bag".
The advantages seem obvious: distributed load, replacement in case of illness, twice as much productivity, additional funds. Everything is fine.
Therefore, the advice is as follows.
Never start a business with a companion.
Don't start the key one.
With a very high probability: you will spoil your relationship with relatives, you will quarrel with a friend, and the "money bag" will throw you out of business. And don't be inspired by HP with its founders Hullert and Packard.
Usually, the problems start in two cases: things are going bad, things are going well or even great. As long as everything does not go shaky, not valko, the bread is likely to have no problems.
Option one: who is the main one or a mismatch of goals.
Very frequent variant for beginners, things went well, everyone thought that he understood how to do business, and grabbed God by the beard. And the first is not docking in the opinion, and the disassembly begins. What to buy, what to promote, how much to invest in advertising, how much to pay, ... a million questions on which disagreements begin. And instead of working together, you get a daily war. Here you will either divide the business or someone will just leave. But spoil the relationship.
Option two: Who works harder.
This is best illustrated by a joke.
We met friends. One is a homeless homeless person and the other one with money. He took pity on the homeless man and said that he went to work for me. You will go to the bank and bring a suitcase and that's it.
Well, the one who drove the suitcase, opened it to the director, and the suitcase full of money, he pulls out half of it - it's for you. Well, it's been a while since a homeless man became a bum and bought an apartment and a car, and he walks around frowning all over the place. A friend of his asks - what is the matter? And he answers - somehow it doesn't go well. I take my suitcase there, do all the work, and the money in half.
That is, sooner or later, each of you will decide that it is he who does the bulk of the work. And it doesn't matter how it really is. It always leads to dissatisfaction, tension, and breakup. Spoil the relationship.
Option three: It's your fault.
In the mirror of the first variant, the business does not go losses. Naturally, it is not you who make a mistake, but him. Scandals, intrigues, investigations... as a result, you run away.
The fourth option: a money bag.
So far, everything is dull, there are no questions, but it is worth the business to go up the hill and achieve certain indicators. As a silent and not straining "bag", just takes the business itself.
All its material investments and your zeal are worth nothing. As a result, you have promoted his business, there is no sense in you with your ambitions. At best, you will remain hired by the director. For a much more modest price list than it could be.
In general:
Never start a business with a partner. Then, when you work and if you consider it necessary. You can take a partner or become a partner yourself.
The partnership should not be equal. Both in money and in work. Optimal ratios in the range of 70/30-60/40.
When creating a partnership, first of all, solve all other questions, how you will run away from it if it goes wrong.
The partnership is well suited for urgent work. There is an order: we have joined forces, divided and dispersed.