Episode 299: Should You Start A Business With Your Partner?

• Scenario 1:

• Onyioha is married to a senator who is gearing up for her re-election. She feels they should start a video conferencing service where they make sure your video camera is set up properly for home office work. Do you think it makes sense to start this business with her spouse during her re-election campaign?

• Scenario 2:  

• Yehia is an audacious man who has started and closed many businesses in his life on planet Earth. He has been with his partner for 12 years, when he decided to ask her to go into business together. Do you think his partner should go into business with him, knowing he has closed a platitude of businesses in his lifetime?

• Scenario 3: 

• Jemele has a husband who always brings up the points of failure for starting something new. He says it’s better to know your risks, than be surprised by negative outcomes. Do you think Jemele should work on convincing her husband to go into business together?