Lunch & Learn - Co-Founder Dynamics: Building Partnerships That Scale

​Most startups don’t fail because of markets or money, they fail because founders quit on each other. Small annoyances can grow into big conflicts as the company scales. This workshop helps you spot those fault lines early and gives you tools to build partnerships that last.

1. The Co-Founder Trap
- Why founders walk away (and how to prevent it)
- Common friction points in early-stage teams
- How stress and scale magnify small issues
- Red flags that your partnership is at risk

2. Building Strong Foundations
- Setting clear roles, responsibilities, and decision rights
- Aligning values and guiding principles from the start

3. Communication & Conflict Skills
- How to have the hard conversations before they blow up
- Simple frameworks for resolving disagreements

4. Practicing the Skills
- Role-playing tough conversations
- Stress-test your partnership foundations

You’ll walk away with:
- A clear picture of the biggest risks in co-founder relationships
- Practical tools you can use immediately to prevent conflicts

Speaker BIO:

Mazen began his career conducting research in Neuroscience, Physiology, Biology and Behavioral psychology at top universities and research centers across Europe, including the prestigious Max Planck Institute, Charité - Berlin and Collège de France - Paris. His research on Motivation, Learning, Brain Reward System and Stress was published in the biggest journals of neuroscience such as Nature Family. 

When Mazen’s research came into conflict with stale scientific orthodoxy, he left academia to conduct research on Crisis, War and Migration Trauma with Syrian Refugees. He also began consulting professionals in the art of crisis management, leadership and healing. In the process, Mazen merged his wealth of scientific knowledge with innovative, holistic healing techniques to create practical tools to support in trauma healing. 

Mazen co-founded 3Peak Coaching & Solutions to bring the science of leadership and wellness into the corporate world. 3Peak and its innovative Functional Human-Systems Method allow Mazen to share his multi-faceted research and techniques with leaders. In addition, Mazen is the co-founder of Tantric Energetics, a platform that offers holistic life coaching, psychological education and therapeutic work. Along the way, he has lectured at several universities, institutes and associations on the mastery of leadership skills and the science of crisis and stress.