The co-founder conversations you need to have before you incorporate
Equity, vesting, roles, money and the exit nobody wants to picture: the five talks that decide whether a founding team survives its first real disagreement.
Co-founders
Choosing, splitting with and working alongside co-founders.
Founder vesting and the 83(b) election: the 30-day deadline explained
Why founders put vesting on their own shares, what the 83(b) election changes about the tax bill, and the filing window that cannot be fixed once it closes.
When a founder should stop being the CEO, and how to hand over well
The signals that a company has outgrown its founder in the top job, the roles founders move into, and the mechanics of a transition that does not wreck morale.
Before you build a startup on the side, reread your employment agreement
The invention assignment clause you signed on your first day may decide who owns your side project. Here is what to look for and how to protect yourself.