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Startups15 March 20266 min read
Founder vesting: the conversation no one wants to have
Why every co-founded company should have a vesting schedule — and how to bring it up without blowing up the partnership.
If you're starting a company with co-founders and there's no vesting schedule, you have a problem you haven't seen yet.
This piece covers why vesting matters even between best friends, the standard four-year / one-year-cliff structure, accelerators on change of control, and a script for raising the topic with a co-founder who hasn't thought about it.
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