What to Do When a Co-Founder Ghosts You
It starts with silence. No reply to Slack. Missed calls. Then you check—and they’ve stopped logging into the codebase. Your co-founder is MIA. <strong>Step 1: Don’t Panic (Yet)</strong> People go
Do Early-Stage Startups Even Need a Cap Table?
Most founders start by tracking equity on the back of a napkin. And that’s fine—until someone asks, “what’s your cap table look like?” Or you realize you don’t know what
Why You Should Talk to an AI Before You Talk to a Lawyer
Lawyers are essential. When you are closing a Series A round or getting sued, you want a human expert. But for early-stage alignment? Lawyers are expensive, slow, and adversarial by
Did You Just Build a Million-Pounds App That You Don’t Own?
Here is a terrifying fact: In many jurisdictions, if a co-founder writes code on their personal laptop before the company is incorporated, they own that code, not the company. If
The “Two-Headed Monster”: Why You Can’t Both Be Co-CEOs
It seems democratic. “We are Co-CEOs!” It signals to the world that you are equals. But to investors, employees, and eventually each other, it signals confusion. While “Co-CEO” arrangements have
5 Red Flags That Scream “Do Not Start a Business With This Person”
Finding a co-founder is hard. It’s tempting to settle for the first person who has the skills you lack. You’re a hacker; they’re a hustler. It seems perfect. But skills