How do you find the right partner(s) or investor(s) for your business/investments?
When I married my husband, it was the first time for me to own a business and have investments. Before then, I never had a say in who I wanted to work with or who would be in my group. The idea of working with people of my own choosing is new to me. I've sat on selection committees so I have a basic idea of what to look for but I would like to know if there are other things I should consider or examine more closely.
If I go based on personality traits, there are people who I enjoy being around but they have no desire/interest beyond a 9-5 job. If I go based on qualifications, I've met some people that I cannot stand, even when making small talk.
My husband has been let down by qualified people that he trusted to hold up their end. From my limited observations, I thought that he trusted people too soon. I think someone posted a quote by Warren Buffet a while ago saying that you wanted your employees to have 3 things, integrity being the most important piece. Some people that have let my husband down were his closest friends that he had successfully done business with prior. Or what if the person talks a good game and looks great on paper but morphs into someone unexpected? How do you avoid or lessen the chance of that happening?
When I married my husband, it was the first time for me to own a business and have investments. Before then, I never had a say in who I wanted to work with or who would be in my group. The idea of working with people of my own choosing is new to me. I've sat on selection committees so I have a basic idea of what to look for but I would like to know if there are other things I should consider or examine more closely.
If I go based on personality traits, there are people who I enjoy being around but they have no desire/interest beyond a 9-5 job. If I go based on qualifications, I've met some people that I cannot stand, even when making small talk.
My husband has been let down by qualified people that he trusted to hold up their end. From my limited observations, I thought that he trusted people too soon. I think someone posted a quote by Warren Buffet a while ago saying that you wanted your employees to have 3 things, integrity being the most important piece. Some people that have let my husband down were his closest friends that he had successfully done business with prior. Or what if the person talks a good game and looks great on paper but morphs into someone unexpected? How do you avoid or lessen the chance of that happening?
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