<p>Building a startup together tests everything you believe about trust.</p><p>In this episode, serial entrepreneur Lloyed Lobo and Melissa Kwan, CEO at eWebinar, unpack the cofounder confessions founders whisper but rarely admit: love turned liability, handshake deals gone wrong, and the quiet resentment that kills partnerships faster than failure itself.</p><p>From equity fights to emotional burnouts, they dissect why cofounder breakups feel worse than divorces, and the principles that keep the right ones from imploding.</p><p>00:41 Love, lies, and why 65% of startups fail from conflict</p><p>02:06 Handshake deals and the myth of “trust over paperwork”</p><p>05:46 The fairness trap: splitting equity before earning it</p><p>14:20 Why vesting clauses save friendships and companies</p><p>17:03 When one founder works harder and starts to resent it</p><p>32:36 How to rebuild communication when it turns personal</p><p>38:39 The truth about burnout, buyouts, and walking away</p><p>Follow Lloyed:</p><p>- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyedlobo/ </p><p>- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lloyedlobo/</p>