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Ask HN: For companies with 2+ founders, how did you split equity?
And ideally, what is each person's role in the company. Have most co-founders simply split equity 50%/50%?
- stray 16y agoSplit evenly. How could it be any other way without silently communicating that one cofounder is more valuable than another?
- freerobby 16y agoWhat if one cofounder is more valuable than another?
- code 16y agoThen you split according to value and what can be agreed upon. It's not always natural to have or assume even splits.
- dclaysmith 16y agoIf a single founder advanced the position of the company (developed an MVP, secured some financing, etc) they would reduce the risk that the 2nd founder would face. I think in this sort of a situation, an uneven split wouldn't be unreasonable. That being said, has anyone done it? EDIT: founder, not "forward".