Periagoge
Scenario

When business partners face pressure to abandon Indigenous values

My co-founder and I are trying to build our company based on Indigenous principles of reciprocity and interconnection but our investors keep pushing for growth metrics that feel extractive. We're both stressed about staying true to our values while keeping the business viable and we're starting to snap at each other.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between Indigenous economic principles and venture capital expectations creates an impossible tension that partners must navigate without losing each other or their purpose.

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

“Where Are You with Indigenous technology values?”

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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