Partner Without Regret: Co-Founder Relationships That Last

Name: Partner Without Regret: Co-Founder Relationships That Last
Price: 24.00 USD

with Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

Most startups die from partner conflict, not competition. Learn how to choose a co-founder, structure equity and roles on paper, and run the relationship so resentment never compounds.

17 lessons17 videos5h 14mIntermediateLifetime access

What you’ll walk away with

Skills, not certificates of attendance

01Vet a potential co-founder before you sign anything

02Choose an equity split you can still defend in year three

03Set vesting, cliffs and leaver terms that protect the company

04Run weekly and quarterly partner reviews that surface friction early

05Renegotiate or exit a partnership without destroying the business

Curriculum

4 chapters · 17 lessons

5h 14m total

01Choosing the Right Partner (Or None At All)

4 lessons+

1Do You Actually Need a Co-Founder? The Real Cost of Half Your CompanyVideo
14:20
2The 90-Day Trial Project: Test the Working Relationship FirstVideo
17:45
3Values, Risk Appetite and Money Stories: The Alignment InterviewVideo
21:10
4Red Flags That Look Like Green Ones: Charisma, Speed and Yes-PeopleVideo
12:35

02Equity, Roles and the Paper That Protects You

5 lessons+

1Fixed vs Dynamic Splits: Picking a Model You Can Justify LaterVideo
19:50
2Vesting, Cliffs and What Happens If Someone Walks in Month SevenVideo
23:15
3The Decision Map: Naming Who Owns Which Call, In WritingVideo
16:40
4Salaries, Draws and Reinvestment: Agreeing on Money Before There Is AnyVideo
18:05
5Founders' Agreement Walkthrough: The Eight Clauses That Actually MatterVideo
26:30

03Running the Partnership Week to Week

4 lessons+

1The 45-Minute Partner Sync: An Agenda That Prevents DriftVideo
15:20
2Scorecards Over Feelings: Making Each Partner's Contribution VisibleVideo
17:00
3The Quarterly Relationship Review: Rating the Partnership HonestlyVideo
20:10
4Communication Under Load: Rules for Cash-Tight and Crisis MonthsVideo
13:45

04Conflict, Renegotiation and Exit

4 lessons+

1The Repair Conversation: A Script for Naming Resentment EarlyVideo
18:25
2Renegotiating Equity When Contribution Has ShiftedVideo
22:40
3Deadlock Breakers: Mediators, Tie-Break Votes and Shotgun ClausesVideo
19:15
4The Clean Exit: Valuation, Buyout Terms, Handover and Telling the TeamVideo
24:50

Your instructor

Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

Incipio Studio is the academy's in-house curriculum team. Studio courses distill proven playbooks, frameworks, and operator interviews into structured, do-this-next lessons, researched and produced by Incipio Academy.

“We rewrote our founders' agreement in a weekend using the decision map and vesting templates. The quarterly review alone has saved us two arguments a month.”

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