@hkBst Yes that's correct — Fitzy 38 secs ago

From the example you describe, this sounds like your problems don´t / not only lie in the language-barrier. Do you have a clear, written and signed agreement of how responsibilities and and results of your business are shared? — Daniel 1 min ago

@frank I don't really like the concept of (equal) partners. There's no clear person to blame. Also if there's disagreements who wins? I'm assuming he's the technical person (since he has trouble communicating) and you're the people/idea person (although you can code, too). Therefore you should be the one in charge. Therefore you should be the one to blame. Also your last 2 sentences sound to me like you view yourself in charge. — Words Like Jared 30 mins ago

When I first read this answer, I agreed with a lot of what you said, except for one thing. "Don't blame someone else for your problems" is generally good advice, except here we are literally business PARTNERS. Sometimes it's pretty hard for me to get my friend to actually do work. I understand he's currently interning so he's busier than I am with those duties. But if I need to partner with someone else or radically change his behavior, I need to know that as soon as possible, right? I don't want to waste my time chasing someone who won't turn out to contribute to the business — frank 59 mins ago

+1: It's a very difficult and important skill to be able to describe and summarize your work, its importance, and its difficulty to those of different or non-technical backgrounds. I think that skill may be useful here, but regardless of your family's reception, that same skill will likely be useful in other areas: discussions with future managers, casual acquaintances, government officials, and others. It may be useful to consciously practice that ability. — Jeff Bowman 54 secs ago