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🚀 Startup & Founders · Founder Fundamentals

Align co-founders before conflict finds you

Written charters covering equity, roles, decisions, exits — awkward conversations as insurance.

foundation~40 minFoundersIndie HackersEarly Employees

Steps

  1. 1Document equity split with vesting (4y/1y cliff) via lawyer-drafted agreements
  2. 2Define decision domains: who owns product/fundraising/hiring calls solo
  3. 3Agree deadlock mechanism before deadlock exists
  4. 4Set salary policy explicitly even if 'everyone equal, minimal'
  5. 5Schedule monthly founder retro separate from ops meetings
  6. 6Revisit charter at every major milestone; amend in writing only

Common Pitfalls

  • ▲50/50 splits with no deadlock breaker freezing companies
  • ▲Verbal role assumptions diverging under first real stress

Commands

Install with skills CLI
$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill founder-fundamentals-co-founder-alignment-charter
Install globally
$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill founder-fundamentals-co-founder-alignment-charter -g

Tags

#co-founders#equity#governance#startup-founders#founder-fundamentals

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