Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Working with a Partner: With Dr. Noam Wasserman, Author of The Founder's Dilemmas

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My guest today is Dr. Noam Wasserman, recognized as one of the world's foremost experts in how to form and maintain high performing partnerships in entrepreneurial contexts. Dr. Wasserman is currently the Dean of the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University in New York City, and was previously a professor at Harvard Business School for 13 years. His now famous book, The Founder’s Dilemmas, quickly became an Amazon #1 bestseller, and has since won countless awards. In our conversation today, we discuss what to consider when seeking out a partner, the important conversations that prospective partners ought to have with each other, what role passion and persistence should play in the entrepreneurial journey, and how to apply his various concepts and frameworks to our personal lives.