THE COMMON TABLE
Find a useful resource, a different perspective, or the right kind of outside help.
Service
BMC Associates (Service provider)
Mediation for disagreements among family or non-family business co-owners.
Keep in mind: Confirm participation, confidentiality, mediator and fees; mediation does not give each party independent legal counsel.
Publication
Nolo (Publisher)
An introduction to the questions a buyout arrangement addresses: who can leave, who can buy an interest, and how an ownership change is handled.
Keep in mind: You need a current assessment of your own agreement, a valuation, or someone to negotiate for you.
Service
BMC Associates (Service provider)
BMC Associates’ guided and partly self-directed process for discussing a partnership and documenting its working arrangements.
Keep in mind: You want a quick agreement template or an advisor who will decide the terms for you.
Noam Wasserman (Author)
Research on decisions about founders, ownership and the people building a company.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Noam Wasserman (Creator) · Stanford University (Publisher)
An archived talk about early founder decisions and the people issues that can complicate building a business together.
Keep in mind: You need a current setup checklist, an agreement template, or help with an active disagreement. The examples concern startups.
David Gage (Author)
David Gage’s book on partners’ expectations, responsibilities, decision-making and working relationship.
Keep in mind: You want a quick agreement template or an advisor who will decide the terms for you.