Founder agreements can only be drafted while the founders are still aligned
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Overview
A founder agreement is most useful when it is created before a dispute exists. Once trust has already broken down, it becomes much harder to discuss equity, roles, decision-making authority, vesting, departure rules and intellectual property in a practical way.
Practical perspective
Startups should treat the founder agreement as part of their governance design. The document should reflect who contributes what, how important decisions are made, what happens if a founder leaves, and how the company protects technology, customer relationships and confidential information.
In practice, legal advice is useful only when it reflects the business model, internal rules, counterparty relationship, risk tolerance and timing of the decision. Generative AI can support initial organization, comparison and drafting, but attorneys should remain responsible for final legal judgment.
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