You can't make this money without a team, so learn to be grateful.
Key insights
You can't make this money without a team, so learn to be grateful.。You can only negotiate for a larger share when you have a substitute; without one, keep quiet.。Don't complain—either find a substitute or keep working.。
4.1 Partnership-based mindset
Problems with the employment model
- Employment:
- Don’t want to share profits
- Feel like they’re sharing too much
- Feel awkward asking
- Stingy
- Laziness
- Results:
- The team falls apart
- No one works for you
- You can't scale
- Failure
Solved by the partnership model
- The correct mindset:
- Without the team, you couldn’t earn this money
- It turns out this money wasn't yours.
- 1+1>2
- Learn to be grateful
- Aligning interests
- How to:
- Revenue sharing
- Partner mechanism
- Share the benefits
- Grow together
4.2 Principles of distribution
Feel like they’re sharing too much
- What not to do:
- Complaining
- Feel it’s unfair
- Want to take it back
- Take no action
- The team falls apart
- The right approach:
- Find a substitute
- Someone can replace him
- Then discuss the allocation
- Market behavior
- Either accept it or replace them
Feel awkward asking
- Wrong:
- Feel embarrassed to speak up
- Put up with it
- Feel wronged
- Internal friction
- Unhealthy
- Right:
- Clarify your rights
- Find alternatives
- Have the confidence to negotiate
- Market behavior
- Or leave directly
Key quotes
- "Without a team you can't earn this money—learn to be grateful."
- "You can only negotiate for a larger share if you have a substitute; otherwise, keep quiet."
- "Don't complain. Either find an alternative or keep going."
- "1+1>2. It takes partners to build something big."
- "When it comes to rights, you only have standing to negotiate once you've found an alternative."
Practice checklist
- ☐ Assess the team's value
- ☐ Learn to be grateful
- ☐ Think their share is too large → Find an alternative
- ☐ Establish a partnership structure
- ☐ Aligning interests