Is it a bad idea to start a community with close friends?

K Answered by Kibutz

Not at all — many communities begin that way. But friendship is not the same as agreement, and close friends often skip the hard conversations because they assume they already agree.

Do the groundwork as if you were strangers:

• Answer the important questions separately — money, privacy, children, work, what happens if someone leaves — then compare. The alignment check is built for this.
• Write your agreements down, even though it feels unnecessary between friends.
• Agree how people can leave fairly. It protects the friendship if life takes someone in a different direction.

The best outcome is a community that’s also a group of friends. The worst is losing both. Clear agreements are what make the first one possible.