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Co-founders, team & legal

Co-founder agreements & equity

Split fairly, vest always, write it down.

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What must go into a co-founder / founders' agreement in India? Cover equity split, vesting and leaver clauses, roles and time commitment, IP assignment to the company, decision-making and deadlock resolution, a... Intermediate 3 resources → How does founder equity actually get taxed in India, and will I owe tax the moment I get my shares or when I sell? If you subscribe to founder shares at par at incorporation, there is usually no tax event then, tax hits on sale as capital gains. The trap is gett... Advanced 3 resources → How do we handle deadlock when two co-founders own 50/50 and cannot agree on a major decision? A pure 50/50 split with no tiebreaker is a design flaw, not fairness. Build a deadlock mechanism into the shareholders agreement before you ever hi... Advanced 3 resources → What transfer restrictions should we put on founder shares so one co-founder cannot sell their stake to a random outsider? Lock founder shares down with a right of first refusal (the company and other founders get first dibs), plus a general transfer restriction requiri... Advanced 3 resources →
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