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Scenario

When business partners face pressure to compromise founding values

My co-founder and I started this company with strong values about worker equity and fair wages, but now that we're scaling we're facing pressure from investors to cut costs in ways that compromise what we said we stood for. We keep having the same circular conversation about whether we can afford our principles.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're navigating the tension between moral consistency and practical survival in a way that requires both of you to stay aligned.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Leadership and moral responsibility?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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