Daf Yomi

Chullin 136 · Startup voice, On-ramp

September 13, 2026

Hook

You’re scaling your startup. You’ve brought in a strategic partner, or perhaps you’ve opened a subsidiary in a new market. Suddenly, the "singular" mission you defined in your seed deck feels complicated. Does your ethical obligation to your staff, your customers, or your community change just because the legal entity is now a partnership? Does "your company" exist in the same moral dimension as "our company"?

Founders often fall into the trap of moral compartmentalization. We convince ourselves that when we operate in groups, joint ventures, or fragmented ownership structures, the standard of accountability—the "singular" burden of leadership—somehow dilutes. We look at the singular pronouns in our contracts and assume they are loopholes for exemption.