Ask HN: Thoughts on Unequal Equity Among Co-Founders?

2 pointskarimf1 comment

I just read two contradicting articles [1][2], both written by a prominent figure in the field. Even after reading the HN's discussion about the first article [3], I still can't conclude which approach is better.

[1] http://blog.eladgil.com/2017/08/unequal-cofounders.html

[2] https://blog.ycombinator.com/splitting-equity-among-founders/

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17371345

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This won't be an answer for you, but there is a helpful tool to help in debating the question - The Founder Pie Calculator:

https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/fd0n/35%20Founders'%20Pie%20...

In particular you can fill it out yourself and ask your partner to fill it out, then compare notes. This will give you a subject to discuss and see if you can align your expectations. If you come to an agreement +/- some margin then you have your answer, if you don't it's something you want to know sooner rather than later.

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