Founders
The cofounder conversation nobody schedules
The cofounder conversation most startups skip: aligning on equity, roles, exit, and failure before the pressure hits, and why the unspoken assumptions are what break partnerships.
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equity
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Articles tagged equity
Founders
Cofounder breakups: what the public accounts reveal
Cofounder conflict is the leading cause of early startup death. The public breakup stories share a structure, and the paperwork that prevents the worst is boring.
Money
Equity for early employees in non-VC companies
Why the standard option grant fails outside the VC model, and how revenue share, profit-sharing, and phantom equity actually work, with real structures from 37signals and Calm
Founders
The acquihire experience: what public accounts reveal
Public accounts of acquihires, from the Windsurf reverse-acquihire to the equity cliff employees describe, reveal a structure the celebratory version leaves out.