founder-prenup

SKILL.md

A set of critical discussion topics for co-founders to align on before starting a company (or to revisit periodically). Designed to prevent the 65% of startup failures caused by co-founder conflict.

Core principle: Assume nothing. If you act based on your values and they act based on theirs, you'll think they're acting strangely—but they're just being themselves.

| Before incorporation | Foundational alignment | | When adding co-founder | Prevent future conflicts | | Annually | Relationship health check | | During tension | Structured de-escalation |

Use before starting a company with co-founders, when bringing on a new co-founder, or annually as a relationship health check to prevent the 65% of startup failures caused by co-founder conflict Source: coowoolf/insighthunt-skills.

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