This agreement not only forces you to discuss the most important governance topics before venturing on the journey together, it also protects your future startup from any disagreements you might have.
The agreement is intended to be active before you complete your Incorporation.
After incorporation, other documents will replace the co-founder agreement, e.g. shareholders’ agreement, vesting agreement, investor agreement, articles of association to name a few.
Before downloading and filling out the co-founder agreement template, spend a few hours with your co-founders going over this questionnaire ☕
Now that you have discussed and agreed on the most important topics, get it on paper📜
The places in the template that need your input can be found by searching for brackets [ ]. You can also easily spot them as they [look] like [this].
Co-founder Agreement - Founders First Legal.docx
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