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Episode 753 | TinySeed Tales s4e3: Co-Founder Conflicts + Renaming a Business

2025/1/30
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Colleen Schnettler: 我和我的联合创始人Aaron之间经历了一次重大的冲突。这主要源于我们在工作投入和生活目标上的差异,以及由此产生的压力和不安全感。我全职投入公司,而Aaron是兼职,这种差异导致我感到巨大的压力,尤其是在我停止咨询工作,失去另一份收入来源之后。这场冲突非常激烈,持续了好几天,我们坦诚地交流了彼此的想法、期望和对未来的规划。虽然一度考虑过结束合作关系,但最终我们达成了共识,重申了对彼此和公司未来的承诺。这场经历让我意识到,及早沟通对于建立信任和解决冲突至关重要,避免问题长期积累。 我们对初始产品进行了重大调整,关闭了原有产品,并决定开发新的SaaS产品。我们意识到最初的产品定位不佳,没有形成真正的市场需求,并且商业模式存在问题。我们对新产品进行了更名,取名为Hello Query,并转型为面向团队的内部报表SaaS服务。这个转型让我们能够更好地服务市场,并获得更可持续的商业模式。新的产品不再局限于Rails开发者,而是面向所有拥有数据库的团队。我们也改变了收费模式,从之前的软件许可模式转变为按座位收费,并计划与数据库公司建立合作关系。 尽管转型过程中面临着来自拥有更多资金和资源的竞争对手的挑战,以及自身的不确定性和风险,但我对未来充满信心。我们将专注于产品易用性和个性化客户服务,以在竞争激烈的市场中脱颖而出。我正在积极进行客户调研,并根据反馈不断调整产品方向。我从之前的错误中吸取了教训,避免再次因为过早预售而忽视客户需求。这次,我更加注重了解客户的实际需求,确保我们的产品能够真正解决他们的问题。 Aaron Francis: (由于访谈中没有Aaron的第一视角陈述,此处无法提供Aaron的观点总结。请提供更多信息以便补充完整。)

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Colleen Schnettler and Aaron Francis, co-founders of Hammerstone, faced a significant co-founder conflict. The conflict stemmed from differing commitment levels and resulted in an emotional conversation. They ultimately resolved the conflict by openly communicating their needs and desires, leading to a stronger partnership.
  • Co-founder conflict arose from differing commitment levels (full-time vs. part-time).
  • Emotional conversation led to considering dissolving the partnership.
  • Open communication and clarifying life goals resolved the conflict.
  • The experience highlighted the importance of early and open communication in co-founder relationships.

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In this episode of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling reconnects with Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hammerstone, as she shares the latest developments in their startup journey.

Colleen opens up about the emotional challenges of co-founder conflicts with Aaron, highlighting the importance of communication and alignment in their partnership. They also discuss the significant pivot from their initial product offering to the newly rebranded Hello Query, a SaaS solution focused on internal reporting for teams.

**Topics we cover: **

  • (0:59) – Breaking up with a co-founder

  • (7:39) – How could this conversation have been different?

  • (9:49) – Navigating a major pivot

  • (14:37) – Changing the name

  • (16:56) – Getting closer to finding product-market-fit

  • (19:39) – Competing in a competitive market

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