For Co-Founders
Mini Game
Conversations that get to how you're
both doing, beyond the chaos.
15 mins
Round 1
Round 1
Snapshot
Right now, I'm more…
Building
Selling
Focused
Scattered
Energised
Depleted
Saying it
Sitting on it
Coasting
Sprinting
Pick silently. Say it on three.
Round 2
Rose, Thorn,
Bud
Rose
What's quietly working that I want to protect.
Thorn
What I keep flinching from.
Bud
What I'm quietly excited about but haven't said yet.
Think about:
A hire A decision we made A bet we keep extending A meeting we both dread A milestone we haven't named The thing we keep tabling
Answer alone. Then compare.
Round 3
Energy
Reading
Guess what your cofounder is carrying. They tell you how close you got.
The thing keeping them up at 2am is …
The weight they're carrying that I don't ask about is …
Think about:
The burn A hire not working Fundraising The team mood A customer slipping A board call A bet they're not sure about
Guess first. They confirm or correct. Then trade.
Round 4
Quick Fire
First word that comes.
Don't overthink. Trade turns.
1This last quarter was …
2Right now we're …
3The team mood is …
4Our biggest bet is …
5Our biggest risk is …
6Honestly, I'm …
Last Round
Capsule:
90 Days
Each of you record your answer as a voice note.
Each of you record your answer as a voice note.
90 days from now, between us.
What do I want us to be doing?
And what don't I want us to lose along the way?
Think about:
Shipped something that matters Stopped firefighting Found our rhythm The 9pm walks Not dreading Sundays Time with each other
Code: 0301
How to record
If either of you has an iPhone or iPad:
1Open the Seesaw Social app.
App link: seesaw.social
2Go to Activities. Select ‘Session Capsule.’
3Enter the code: 0301.
4Each of you record a voice note.
5Add a photo together.
(Optional)
6Done. Seesaw reopens it in 90 days.
Playing from different cities?
  • Save with your voice note.
  • Link your space with your cofounder.
  • They add theirs from their device.
Don't have an iPhone?
Save it on WhatsApp.
Open your cofounder's chat.
Each of you record a voice note finishing the sentence.
Set a calendar reminder for 90 days from now.
Open it when the reminder hits. Notice what changed. Notice what didn't.
And that's it.
Hopefully something here was worth saying out loud.
Next
Edition 02. In 90 days.
The things you don't notice day to day get obvious when you look back.
A Seesaw mini game. Built to repeat.