Relationship intelligence under pressure
The wrong partnership can quietly cost you Millions. 💰
About to choose a co-founder?
See what the wrong call could quietly cost you, in real money, not theory. Move four sliders. Get your number.
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Who are you about to bet on?
Value at risk from an unexamined relationship
$4.9M
based on your inputs below
Seed to growth-stage range
Typical co-founder split
65%
Source: Wasserman / Harvard Business School
Equity diluted, value lost vs. aligned scenario
Value tied to this decision
$15M
Expected loss if it breaks
$4.9M
Risk as % of value tied to this relationship
The actual bet you're making
You're putting $15M in someone else's hands.
Most people make this decision on instinct.
Not on how it actually plays out under pressure.
If the relationship holds
$15M
Aligned under pressure. Full value realised.
If the relationship breaks
$7.5M
Misalignment surfaces late. Value destruction, distraction, exit risk.
You'd never make a key hire without references. Why make any stakeholder relationship without testing it first?
Before you commit, see what happens under pressure.
You'll see:
- -how decisions actually get made between you
- -where alignment quietly breaks
- -what this costs when it goes wrong
Both of you answer privately. Only the relationship dynamic is shared, never your individual answers.
A moment under pressure
It's 11pm. Your co-founder just made a call in Slack, without you.
It's not wrong. But it's not how you'd have done it.
The team is already replying.
What do you do?
Probability draws on Wasserman / Harvard Business School research and Icehouse Ventures portfolio data. A framework for thinking about relationship risk, not financial advice.