> it's so incredibly outlandish to hear someone claim that they brought in a business plan and some ideas, and that ideas alone should represent an equal percen

> it's so incredibly outlandish to hear someone claim that they brought in a business plan and some ideas, and that ideas alone should represent an equal percentage ownership to someone This is a filter bubble that startup founders need to snap out of...in the real world, two people can agree to anything, and general startup best practices dont dictate or say anything about the past, they can just guide you in the future. That startup advice about how to split equity is sound advice and it is arguably outlandish to not follow it...but that in no way shape or form makes it the reality of what actually happened. People agree to all sorts of things all the time.