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SOFTWARE ARTS

1.] Friendship aids the management aspect

Trust is an essential dimension in people management. It keeps the team on a mindset that small-deals all financial distribution. Friendship entails bonding, and bonding results to better team dynamics- better role understanding, conflict management, resource sharing, and cohesion. For a start-up to be sustainable, the people must maintain healthy relationships, and that’s where friendship should be injected. This would greatly prolong the synergy involved in a group. A perfect manifestation is Bricklin’s 25 year continuing friendship with Frankston that significantly catalyzed their early start-up days.

2.] Think win-win

A huge point of downfall for Software Arts is when they had a lawsuit against VisiCorp and it resulted to be toxic on both parties. He advised to discuss things personally rather than resorting to legal proceeding. Just like in their story, if it hadn’t transpired, vistas of opportunities might have been opened to Software Art, but unfortunately, it was a major cause of their breakdown. Wrong timing it was, since competition from other similar companies started to emerge at that point. In start-ups, I realized that one fatal error can mean everything. Since it is an uncertain uphill climb, one instance can already be a make or break defining moment. Think twice before proceeding conflicts on court. It is historically proven unconstructive. Even though Bricklin asserts of having no regrets, their tale would have been more legendary if VisiCorp and Software Art had settled things for a win-win occasion.

3.] Complementariness

In choosing a co-founder, it is NECESSARY to have someone (preferably a friend) that will complement you- your skills and work behaviors. Why? Simply because of that it helps in the process. There is assistance, give-and-take, and inter-dependency. Bricklin and Frankston had apparently had a normal run of ups and downs in the business. They would argue or dispute among little and big matters as well, but the fact is that their friendship made up for it. The main objective of complementariness is having someone to rely on the things that you can’t do alone. There is specialization and encouragement at the same time. You’ll learn from each person’s diverse opinion or sentiment, which is rather fruitful than hostile.