15:I[981,["511","static/chunks/511-fc0d2f24caf5741b.js","183","static/chunks/183-6beeeb801c274aaa.js","474","static/chunks/app/%5Btype%5D/layout-347af3707a752b1a.js"],"Posts"] 16:T5cf,I’ve been in tech (SWE) and consulting for 15 years, much of that in early-stage startups. I’m a founder myself and once had a fallout with a cofounder and friend. I’ve also seen other companies die because of cofounder conflict.

I’ve seen stats that say 65% of high-potential startups fail due to cofounder tension. Yet as far as I know, most incubators and accelerators don’t provide tools for alignment, decision-making, or conflict prevention.

Recently a former colleague in a 3-person founding team told me they were on the brink of breaking up. I’ve spent the last 5+ years teaching and facilitating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and conflict resolution, so I worked with them for a month. We set up communication norms and a disagreement protocol. They’re still together and say their comms are improving.

I’m starting to think these kinds of skills and protocols could really help build trust within teams and de-risk venture investments.

I’m curious about your experiences:

- Have you seen good ways to prevent conflict from surfacing in the first place?

- When disagreements do come up, what has helped manage or resolve them?

- Have you seen incubators, accelerators, or investors provide any support in this area?

- Looking back, what blindspots did you have early on that led to conflict or rupture later?

- At the core of the conflict, what do you think was really going on? Do you think it could have been worked out with more support?17:T591,Hi Hacker News,

I'm a solo developer and the maker of VanityCert. For the past year, I've been working on a solution to a problem that turned into a personal nightmare: scaling custom domain and SSL management.

I built a SaaS app for a client and was faced with the '1-to-N' problem—hundreds of their customers needed to use their own domains.

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