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Scenario

How to handle ethical disagreements between cofounders about product safety

Our startup team built an algorithm that we're realizing amplifies racial bias in hiring and my cofounder wants to ship it anyway because we're running out of money, but I think we have a responsibility to fix it first even if it means we might fail.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners face a crisis where survival pressures conflict with ethical responsibilities, forcing impossible choices between integrity and existence.

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 Institutional ethics and organizational integrity?”

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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