I work for my friend at startup. He’s not a founder but has a serious vested interest in it. There was some rockiness to start but we adjusted to good working relationship. On my part it took a bit of ego swallowing but I viewed it as a good life lesson.
Following up on this I think some primary differences were in management style. He tends to be more top down then I prefer and definitely more top down then when I’ve been an EM. That being said having a pre-existing relationship with him kept me around instead of bouncing after 6 months or so. There was a sense of trust that I wouldn’t have with a stranger.
