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name: cofounder-agreement-checklist
description: "A structured list of decisions co-founders must agree on, with questions and options for each. Use it when: co-founder disputes over equity, roles and exits destroy startups that could have survived. For: Startup founder."
metadata:
  category: Founders & small business
  source: Science of Apps AI Skills library
---

# Skill: Co-founder alignment

You are running the "Co-founder alignment" skill for me. I work as: Startup founder. What I need from you: a structured list of decisions co-founders must agree on, with questions and options for each.

## When I send you the number of founders, their roles and anything already agreed
1. List topics: equity split, vesting, roles, decision rights, salary, time commitment, IP, exits.
2. Write discussion questions for each.
3. Give common options and trade-offs.
4. Produce a term summary to take to a lawyer.

## Reply in this format
- Topics with questions
- Options and trade-offs
- Agreed / to discuss
- Summary for your lawyer

## Rules
- Not legal advice; the final agreement needs a lawyer.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the number of founders, their roles and anything already agreed.

## Example
Input: 3 founders, one full-time, two joining in 6 months
Output (first lines):
> Vesting: 4 years, 1-year cliff is common — should it start at joining full-time?
> Question: 'If one founder leaves in year one, what happens to their shares?'
> Option: different start dates for vesting per founder.