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The operator’s decision desk for early-stage India.
Most cofounder fallouts aren’t about the number. They’re about a conversation that never happened.
4 min · 800 words · no noise
A 50/50 split between two people who have said the hard things out loud is durable; a 60/40 between two who haven’t is a lawsuit with a head start. The split is an artifact of the missing conversation.
Equity splits that survive contactAnswer four questions separately, then compare: who decides; what happens if one leaves at month nine; what each is committing; and what would trigger a renegotiation. Vesting is a feature, not an insult.
The Playbook · the splitA whiteboard in Assagao holds Riya Kapoor’s falsifiable bet for every hire. The first one — given a real decision in week one — is now her head of customer success.
The Operators · Riya KapoorOne pattern, one framework, one founder story. 800 words. No noise.