Course 9910 lessons

Business partnerships and equity splits

The financial and legal groundwork for going into business with someone else, covering fair equity splits, vesting schedules, partnership agreements, and how to avoid the most common horror-story pitfalls.

Why cofounder agreements matter from day one

Going into business with someone else is often compared to a marriage, and the comparison holds up better than people expect. Two or more people are agreeing to share years of work, money, decisions, and risk together, usually while excited about an idea and eager to just get started, which is exactly the moment the hard conversations tend to get skipped.