The Founder Prenup

Overview

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.

The Alignment Checklist