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When technical knowledge gaps create power imbalances between co-founders

My co-founder handles all the technical stuff while I do marketing and content, but lately I've been feeling like I don't actually understand what he's building and when I ask questions he explains it in a way that makes me feel stupid. We're supposed to be equal partners but I'm starting to worry that I'm just the 'marketing person' and he's the one building the real product, and I don't know how to bridge that gap without admitting I'm lost.

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Your co-founder builds the product and makes you feel dumb for asking, and you're afraid you've become just the marketing person.

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