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Practical advice for couples, roommates, co-founders, and co-parents navigating conflict and building stronger agreements.
We Split Equity on a Handshake. Now We're Fighting
You never signed a cofounder agreement and now you disagree about the split. Here's the exact conversation to have, line by line, and what to say when they push back.
Your Cofounder Is Leaving But Keeping Their Equity: How to Have the Conversation
Your cofounder left the company but still owns equity. Here's what to say, what they'll say back, and the four realistic outcomes worth negotiating for.
Cofounder Stopped Working But Still Holds Equity: Your Three Real Options
Your cofounder stopped working but still owns equity and you never set up vesting. Here's the decision path: renegotiate, buy out, or reprice going forward.
Your Cofounder Is Leaving: What to Put in Your Separation Agreement
A cofounder walking away leaves six open questions: equity, IP, money owed, confidentiality, messaging, and claims. Here's what to document and what people get wrong.
My Cofounder Stopped Working But Still Owns 50%
Your cofounder is not working but owns half the company. Two real paths: re-vest the equity or buy them out. When each one works, and which to pick.
Your Cofounder Left at Month Four and Still Owns Half the Company
Your cofounder left the company but still has equity. Here's the actual conversation to have, line by line, and the three deals that realistically close.
Cofounder Left Early and There Was No Vesting: The After-the-Fact Playbook
Your cofounder left with equity and no vesting agreement. Here's what bargaining power you actually have, how to open the buyback talk, and what to sign.
Cofounder Left Early: What Happens to Their Equity?
Your cofounder left the company months in with no vesting agreement and a big chunk of stock. Here are your two real options, and which one to pick.
Cofounder Split Agreement: What to Put in Writing
A clause-by-clause guide to the cofounder separation agreement: equity, vesting, IP, access revocation, non-disparagement, and who tells the investors.
How to Have Hard Conversations With Your Cofounder
Avoidance kills cofounder relationships. Learn a practical conflict protocol for tackling equity, roles, and vision disagreements before they destroy your startup.
Why Cofounders Break Up: 5 Preventable Mistakes
Discover the 5 preventable mistakes that cause cofounder breakups. Learn from real startup post-mortems and protect your partnership before it's too late.
Why Cofounders Break Up (And How to Prevent It)
Learn the real reasons cofounder relationships fail, drawn from founder post-mortems. Get a practical framework to prevent breakups before they start.
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