Few couples, however, say that they talk frankly about how they would handle the messiness of a divorce, not just as spouses or parents but as business partners. But, as divorce rates spiral up, there can as easily be trouble in paradise. If they are married, it’s like having two people of the company leadership battling each other instead of the competition. With married co-founders, the hope is that they will avoid the path of mutual destruction and not sabotage the functioning of the company. Photo: iStockphotoThe news late last month that the founders of Bengaluru-based decision analytics firm Mu Sigma had got divorced generated much conversation among the married couples I know who run businesses together.

Source: Mint June 12, 2016 10:18 UTC