Co-founder breakups
I'm actually a little surprised that an equal equity split is apparently the default and preferred option in the valley. It's quite an unspeakable topic in my experience so I'd appreciate if someone could confirm this.<p>I remember being told explicitly in one startup focused class at MIT that it was highly advisable to decide one way or another who would have the majority of shares. We even played a role playing game where an equal split was the only <i>wrong</i> answer. The idea was that not everyone will be sacrificing and committing equally and that it was better to figure that out upfront than have it play out down the line.