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Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations for its eventual ruin.

After two decades of research on founders, a best-selling book on the subject, and experience teaching and mentoring thousands of students in this field, Noam Wasserman is a prominent authority on startups. Hearing from countless readers and students that his insights helped them with important life decisions, beyond the incubator and boardroom, Wasserman brings us a new book that applies to everyday life his research on the methods of successful startup founders.

The podcast is based on a best-selling book, The Founder’s Dilemmas, and is grounded in rigorous research into how to avoid the typical startup pitfalls. Co-hosted by Dean Dr. Noam Wasserman (Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business) and Charlie Harary (entrepreneur, CEO, professor and radio host).