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Co-founders

Business

Co-founder A ↔ Co-founder B

Who it is for

Two people building something together.

Who it is not for

Solo founders, or a pair who need a legal document rather than a conversation.

The Aspects both people answer

Each Aspect is one question, answered by both people from 1 to 5. The two ends are named with the question, and a low answer is a position on the scale rather than a wrong one.

  1. How is ownership of the company divided?

    UnspokenAgreed and written down
  2. How are the big decisions about the product made?

    One decidesMade together
  3. How is the work split between the two of you?

    All on oneEvenly shared
  4. When you disagree about direction, how is it resolved?

    Left unspokenWorked through
  5. How are money drawn and reinvested decided?

    One calls itAgreed together
  6. How much do you each know about the other's work?

    LittleMost of it
  7. What happens to the company if one of you leaves?

    Never discussedPlanned in advance

Product news

A note when we ship something that changes how the product works. No schedule, and every message says how to stop.