My co-founder and I present ourselves so differently in investor meetings versus when we're alone strategizing, and I'm starting to feel like we're performing a version of our partnership that doesn't exist. We haven't talked about whether this polished front we put on is necessary or if it's actually undermining our ability to make authentic decisions together.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between how you present your partnership publicly and how it actually functions privately is creating internal tension and unclear boundaries.
“Where Are You with The social self and the private self?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.