4 resources from Qapita we point founders to, and the questions each answers.
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Why we picked it
This is the exact mechanism that stops a co-founder selling to a stranger, explained by an India and SEA cap-table platform that drafts these clauses daily. It gives you sample SHA language for both ROFR and ROFO, and argues you should push for ROFO (offer to insiders first, before any outside bid) for tighter control over who lands on your register.
ROFR forces a selling founder to first offer shares to the company and other founders on the same terms an outsider agreed, ROFO forces the offer to insiders before any third party is even approached
The page hands you ready-to-adapt SHA clause text with bracketed placeholders for thresholds and acceptance windows, so your lawyer edits rather than drafts from scratch
Carve out permitted transfers (family, holding company, estate planning) so routine moves do not trip the restriction while genuine outsider sales stay blocked
Why we picked it
ROFR alone does not finish the job: you still need tag-along so a minority founder is not stranded when the majority exits, and drag-along so one holdout cannot block a clean 100 percent sale. This piece explains both with sample clause language and the usual 50 percent-plus trigger, from the same India-context source as the ROFR guide.
Tag-along lets a minority holder sell alongside the majority on identical terms, so nobody gets left behind with a new outside controlling shareholder
Drag-along lets a qualifying majority compel minorities to sell into a bona fide exit, which most acquirers require since they want all of the company, not most of it
Includes sample SHA wording and covers founder-side protections like a minimum drag price floor so you cannot be forced to sell too cheap
Why we picked it
Equity is one of your strongest levers for pulling engineers away from higher-paying options, but only if you can explain it clearly. This guide covers how ESOPs, vesting, pool sizing, and taxation actually work in India, so you can talk about equity credibly with candidates. Use it to make your offer compelling rather than confusing.
Why we picked it
From an India and Southeast Asia cap table platform, this walks through the common approaches to splitting between co-founders and where early employees and ESOPs fit. It is grounded in how Indian startups actually run their cap tables. A useful local companion to the global frameworks.
