Ask HN: How to split equity for full-time and part-time co-founders?
I&#x27;m working full-time on my first startup and bootstrapping the company with money I&#x27;ve saved. I&#x27;m the technical person while my co-founder is a support&#x2F;marketing&#x2F;people person (our vertical is heavy on support).<p>My co-founder is working full-time for another company and only able to meet a couple nights per week. They have financial obligations but are committed to joining full-time after we land our first sale. We were co-workers at a previous company and are good friends.<p>FWIW, we did UX work to de-risk the product a bit (estimating our product&#x2F;market fit and profitability through user research before launching).<p>Our plan is to do the standard 4 year vesting with a 1 year cliff.<p>Would a 50&#x2F;50 split make sense and should there be any special terms to make it more even (like starting their vesting after they join full-time)?<p>Happy to fill in any more details. Thanks for the help!