Cofounder tools

Cofounder courses

How to define roles in your cofounding team

Use the responsibility assignment matrix, also known as RACI, to set the roles & responsibilities in your team.

How to evaluate cofounder contributions - dynamic equity split model tool

Use this modelling tool to evaluate cofounder contributions using the dynamic equity allocation method based on slicing pie. Can be used for retrofit (past contributions) and / or forecast (future expected contributions).

GET YOUR FREE RACI TOOL

GET YOUR FREE DYNAMIC EQUITY ALLOCATION TOOL

How to find the right cofounder

Use this guide to define the cofounder you are looking for.

How to date your cofounder

Use this structured worksheet to get to know your cofounder and achieve the necessary alignment in your cofounding team.

GET YOUR FREE COFOUNDER SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET

1. Cofounding The Right Way

A practical guide for start-up founders - from cofounder search up to equity splits and cofounder agreements. Join over 15.000 founders who benefited from the course.

Who this course is for:

• new business owners

• entrepreneurs

• startup founders and cofounders

• business partners

Are there any course requirements?

• Be willing to protect yourself from a poor cofounder relationship

• You have an open mind and the willingness to build a REAL cofounder relationship

• Be willing to avoid cofounder conflict at all costs!

What will you learn?

This course will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know prior to jumping into the world of entrepreneurship with a cofounder! Don't go into a founder relationship blind... use and follow a proven 7 steps cofounding framework to improve your chances of cofounder success.

1. Answering if having a partner is the right choice for you

2. Finding out what you need to be looking for in a cofounder and how to find the perfect cofounding team that meets your qualifiers

3. Learning how to preselect your cofounders

4. Dating your cofounders

5. Getting serious - roles and responsibilities

6. Splitting equity the RIGHT way by using a systematic approach to dividing up company equity and how to use milestones and vesting to protect yourself from a “bad” cofounder relationship

7. Documenting it in a Cofounder Agreement

Available on Udemy

2. How to split equity for founders

Fair and future proof equity split is one of the most important building blocks of your business.

For a founder is absolutely critical to know and understand:

a) Which options to you have when splitting the equity of your business

b) How to avoid typical mistakes

c) How to get to fair equity split (that will also remain fair in the future)

d) How to protect your business with equity recovery framework

Useful books for cofounders

• Prof. Noam Wasserman: Founders’ Dilemma

• Patrick Lencioni: The five dysfunctions of a team

• Stephen M.R. Covey: Speed of Trust

• General Stanley Mc Crystal: Team of teams

Where you can find cofounders

Cofounder platforms

• Cofounderslab

• Swip.world

Startup Jobs Internships in Switzerland

• Joinup

• ETH entrepreneurs club & Swisspreneur

• FuturePreneurship

• Cofoundme

• Earlyhire

• Investiere

• Impact Hub

Cofounder matching events

• Startupweekend

• Meetup entrepreneurship events

• Founder Institute

Volunteer websites

• Workaway

• Escape the city

• Helpx

• Worldpackers

• Numundo