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When business growth exposes fundamental differences between partners

We launched this consulting firm as friends who shared the same vision, but now that we're making real money, my partner wants to scale rapidly while I want to maintain our original values-based approach. Every client conversation reveals how far apart we've grown, and I'm scared we're going to destroy both our friendship and our business.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Success is forcing two people to confront that their values and priorities have diverged in ways that threaten both their relationship and shared venture.

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