The founder-layer partner agreement that protects the practice.

In Lesson 8.6 of GROW Course 8 (FDE Practice Founder), Doug Liles works through it with you. The agreement terms a founder needs before scaling on partners.

What you'll take away

- Why it matters

- Key terms

- Protecting the practice

Chapters

(0:00) Cold open & the promise

(6:41) Why it matters

(13:23) Key terms

(20:04) Protecting the practice

(26:46) Negotiation

(33:27) Red lines

(40:09) The artifact & what to do Monday

Study guide, slide deck, blog companion, infographic (free)

- https://fde.goodcombinator.ai/lessons/FDE_Lesson_8_6

Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM. Explainer video is human-produced.

Public release

This full FDE Certification audio lesson is available publicly as part of GROW by Good Combinator.

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Episode metadata

Show: GROW by Good Combinator

Course: Course 8 - FDE Practice Founder

Lesson: 8.6

Season/Episode: 8/6

Runtime: 46:51

Access label: public-full-lesson

Source channel: spotify

Source audio: app/lessons/assets/course-8/8.6/8.6 Audio Podcast.m4a

Taxonomy: Domain=Practice Founder; Career stage=Founder; Skill level=Founder; Asset type=Lesson; Outcome=Found

CRM events: course_started, lesson_completed, cert_enrolled

Transcript and accessibility

Final transcript required before launch: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/courses/course-8/lesson-8.6/transcript

Accessibility requirement: reviewed audio, clear title, descriptive show notes, and transcript availability before launch.

Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM and disclosed here.

Credits

Host: Doug Liles

Producer: Good Combinator

Audio: NotebookLM AI narration (disclosed)