What Makes a Great Partnership Work?

What Makes a Great Partnership Work?: "The trio first worked together at Google in 2003 on the Blogger team; Williams and Stone left by 2005 to start their own ventures. Eventually, the three served as execs at Twitter, but they all stepped away from full-time duties (Goldman in December 2010, Williams in March and Stone in June) and began work on Obvious this summer.

DIVISION OF LABOR:

While Williams technically started Obvious (obvious.com) in 2005 (it’s described as “Twitter’s incubator”), the three are sharing the title of cofounder for its relaunch. And despite the trio remaining tight-lipped about the details, each is assuming roles similar to what they had at Twitter—Williams as the “on-the-go-CEO,” Stone as chief creative officer and Goldman as the product development lead. The three pool their talents to “build, partner and invest” in new start-ups, including Lift, an app designed to incre"

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