Team
Hiring, co-founders, equity splits, and early team building.
Team8 min
Finding a technical co-founder in 2026: where they actually are
The five channels where technical co-founders actually show up, ranked by conver…
Team7 min
Founding team equity split: 50/50, 60/40, or never even?
50/50 splits aren't the red flag investors used to call them. Here's the 2024 da…
Team9 min
The first 10 hires startup order: roles and triggers in 2026
The first 10 hires at a seed startup in order, with equity bands and the exact t…
Team6 min
Firing a co-founder: the legal mechanics and the emotional playbook
The 7-step sequence, what happens to vested and unvested equity, and the 72-hour…
Team6 min
Board composition seed: observer, seat, or neither?
The 2-1, 3-2, and observer-only configurations at seed, plus why the 'independen…
Cornerstone13 min
Founding team first hires: the 2026 playbook
The seat-by-seat hiring order, equity bands, and the three predictable breakages…