Ask HN: What sort of contract between two founders?
1. 50/50 ownership (subject to vesting)
2. Four year vesting schedule (25% at 12 months, 50% at 24 months, so on...)
3. A commitment to work x hours per week.
4. Some rule where a founder who fails to meet that commitment for a prolonged period can be fired.
5. Eventual compensation, at some percentage of market consulting rate ($50/hr? $100/hr?) from revenue for the founder who worked more, if the other founder fell short of the commitment.
This may seem pretty complicated, but our goal is to set something up that will ease tension rather than create it. Any comments/ideas?