Ifty Nasir, cofounder and CEO of Vestd

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August 5, 2024

How to set up a cofounder prenup

Equity management platform Vestd's CEO Ifty Nasir shares his tips on how now to get burned if cofounder relations sour

At the beginning of starting a business, three cofounders can come together pumped with energy and enthusiasm to build a life-changing product. They split up responsibilities and informally agree to split the proceeds of the business three ways. Then, a year down the line, one of the cofounders decides to leave the company — but still expects to get their share of the business when it exits down the line. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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