Jason 🧠 Shen

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You’ve been avoiding a hard conversation with your cofounder. You know the one. Years ago, I was you. Started a company with two close friends, raised money, hit every milestone. And watched the partnership fall apart in slow motion because none of us could speak honestly about how we felt. We were “conflict-avoidant,” which sounds peaceful but actually meant unspoken tension and resentment built up silently. By the time we tried to address it it was too late. That company didn’t survive. The friendship eventually recovered. I became obsessed with understanding why. I studied with the Gottman Institute and poured over partnership dynamics research. What I found: most cofounder conflicts follow patterns. And they respond to specific interventions if you know what they are. Now I coach founders through the same thorny problems that took years off my life. Hi, I’m Jason Shen - executive coach, author, and ice cream fiend. As a 3x founder, YC alum, and former product leader at Meta and Etsy, I’ve lived both early-stage chaos and operational discipline at scale. I bring both to my work. More on what I do: ➣ COFOUNDER CONFLICT COACHING I help cofounders repair their working relationship

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