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When Co-Founders Disagree: Preventing & Navigating Founder Disputes
Your co-founder may be one of the most important relationships you have as a founder, & one of the hardest to navigate when things go wrong.
Pioneering Minds AI is pleased to host this interactive workshop with Christopher Edwards (Partner, Reitler) on how founders can prevent, manage, & resolve co-founder disputes before they become company-threatening problems.
Rather than a traditional legal presentation, this session will center around real-world situations, practical frameworks, & candid discussion about the disagreements founders actually encounter while building a company.
What We'll Cover
Why co-founder relationships break down, from misaligned expectations & uneven contributions to disagreements over strategy, fundraising, compensation, & control
What founders should agree on early, roles, responsibilities, equity, decision-making authority, vesting, & expectations around commitment
How to build a disagreement mechanism before you actually need one
What happens when founders reach a deadlock, & how governance & legal documents can help
Founder departures & breakups, what happens to equity, IP, board seats, & control when someone leaves
Real-world lessons from founder disputes & situations that could have been handled differently
How to have difficult conversations without turning a business disagreement into a personal conflict
Interactive Workshop
We want the conversation to be candid & useful. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss scenarios, ask questions, & work through how they might handle difficult co-founder situations themselves.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for:
Founders currently building with one or more co-founders
Early-stage teams thinking about equity, roles, & governance
Founders considering bringing on a co-founder
Anyone who has experienced, or wants to avoid, a difficult founder breakup
The best time to figure out how you'll handle a co-founder dispute is before you have one.
Agenda:
6:00 p.m. - Doors open
6:15 p.m. - Session begins
7:05 p.m. - Q&A
7:45 p.m. - End of session
About Reitler:
Reitler is a top-ranked venture capital law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, & Princeton. The firm represents emerging companies, venture investors & limited partners across all stages of investment, in seed financings, growth rounds, mergers & acquisitions & exit transactions. Reitler is consistently ranked as a Top 10 venture capital law firm by Pitchbook & has been recognized by Chambers as a global leader in its Startups & Emerging Companies category. With thousands of venture financings completed since our founding, we bring deep experience & practical insight to help our clients achieve their goals efficiently.
About Pioneering Minds AI:
At pioneeringminds.ai, we grow AI native pioneers who build, deploy, & govern AI responsibly & put humans at the front seat. We help YOU - our AI pioneers - to truly understand AI & create real value out of AI.
Our mission is straightforward:
Accelerate Innovation: Equip participants with cutting-edge AI tools to deliver rapid prototypes.
Foster Collaboration: Unite diverse teams-students, engineers, & civic leaders-to tackle urban challenges head-on.
Create Lasting Impact: Offer continued mentorship & post-event partnerships so promising concepts can scale beyond the weekend.
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