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Conflicts between co-founders are a normal part of startup life, especially in the early stages. Everyone is highly involved, roles overlap, and there is a lot of uncertainty. But the problem is not in the conflicts themselves, but in how you handle them.

I read the article Founder's Psyche about the Trust Loop — a cycle that helps maintain (and repair) trust within the team. Here’s what founders should know and take to heart.

🟢 First, it’s not the work process that cracks, but trust

One person didn’t say, another didn’t clarify, a third made conclusions for everyone. That’s how tension arises. And it rarely explodes loudly — it more often just falls silent.

🟢 Trust is not “we are friends”

It’s “I believe that you can make decisions in the interest of the company, even if I don’t agree with them.” And if there is no such trust — everything else relies on a gentleman’s agreement.

🟢 Work cycle:

trust → honesty → clarity → responsibility → trust again.

This is the Trust Loop. It usually breaks at the moment when someone remains silent, doesn’t check, doesn’t clarify, doesn’t explain.

🟢 A real alarming sign — silence

When someone stops discussing important issues and retreats into tasks.