I co-founded a company with a small team that struggled with calculating equity splits.  It was a painful process that involved a Google spreadsheet, a list of individual contributions, personal experience, impact and job function.  Weights were applied.<p>The intent was to determine an objective calculation of each founder&#x27;s equity position.  The process exposed some serious flaws, insecurities and heated discussions around the general efficacy of such an experiment.  It felt petty and rather naive.<p>I left the team out of principle, but helped close the round and became an advisor.<p>My general rule is start at equal positions and apply reasonable adjustments based on hard contributions (ie, financial, etc).  Building a company is a process that will be redefined as you go.  However, the team dynamic shouldn&#x27;t.  If the team cannot grasp this concept, then leave.