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This is insane. First of all, no one's going to bat an eyelash that you have a female cofounder, and if an investor decides not to fund you because you have a
by YuriNiyazov 14y ago
This is insane.
First of all, no one's going to bat an eyelash that you have a female cofounder, and if an investor decides not to fund you because you have a female cofounder, then it is not an investor worth taking money from.
Second of all, if you don't list her as a co-founder now and you have interest from investors, what are you going to do, lie about it, or say "oh, shit, I am sorry, we forgot to list one of our cofounders earlier?" Regardless of how you think having a female cofounder makes you look, forgetting to list someone as a cofounder or lying is an immediate disqualifier.
- itsybaev 14y agoWhy lie? You can be part of the team, but at the same time, not a co-owner.
- YuriNiyazov 14y agoI am sorry, I am thoroughly confused. "In reality", is she a full-on cofounder or just an employee with some stock? Whatever that reality is, you must communicate that reality to your investors.
- itsybaev 14y agoA valuable employee, who's brought some fresh ideas as well.