Founders’ tools and templates

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM

The same way you can’t build a skyscraper without solid ground, you can’t build a strong company on shaky cofounder foundations. These tools are for founders who want to get their cofounders, team structure, equity, and agreements right - at the right time.

Each one is hands-on and practical, built to fix real and common founder challenges: from finding the right cofounder, to testing the partnership, defining roles, splitting equity fairly, and handling conflicts when they come. No unclear roles, vague commitments, unfair equity splits or misaligned expectations. Save time, protect your resources and create the team to build your business.

Developed from 10+ years of work with 10,000+ founder teams, these templates and guides bring clarity, fairness, and structure - so your team can focus on building the business, not fixing misunderstandings.

FIND THE RIGHT COFOUNDER: you don’t have a cofounder yet and want to define the right profile and expectations before choosing
COFOUNDER DATING: you have potential team members and you are now ‘dating’ to find out if you are the right fit
COFOUNDING TEAM SET UP: you confirmed your team members and are working together

If you are not sure which agreement template you need, check our infographic here or get in touch!

Find the Right Cofounder

Many startups are headed for failure before they even start — not because of the idea, but because of the wrong cofounder. At this stage, founders often choose too fast or for the wrong reasons. We developed the tools for finding the right cofounder to help you avoid the common traps and to help you define what kind of cofounder your business truly needs and align expectations early to avoid wrong cofounder choices.

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How To Find The Right Cofounder Handbook

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CHF 25.00

Find the Right Cofounder — Before You Build the Wrong Team

Finding a great cofounder isn’t luck - it's a process. This handbook walks you step by step through the structured process of defining who you actually need as a cofounder — and how to find them - running a structured search that brings you the right cofounder, not just the available one.

Built on insights from over a decade of founder work and 100,000+ startup teams worldwide, this manual turns the uncertainty of “who should I build with?” into a clear, repeatable system for finding your ideal partner in business.

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Cofounder Dating

Finding the right cofounder isn’t about chemistry — it’s about proper due diligence. At this stage, founders move from good ideas to real collaboration. The challenge? Most skip the “dating phase” and only discover misalignment or unverified assumptions when it’s too late. The templates for this stage give you a safe framework for structured cofounder dating - structuring trial period and documenting alignment and agreements you define in this stage.

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Cofounder Dating

Memorandum of Understanding

Cofounder Dating

CHF 49.00

This template is absolutely necessary minimum documentation you need when someone joins your project - to protect yourself, your project and prevent future disagreements.

It outlines the parties expectations - commitment, compensation, confidentiality, expenses, intellectual property rights protection and protects personal liability of the parties.

It is a framework agreement for potential cofounder trial period.

Cofounder Dating

Memorandum of Understanding - dynamic equity split

Cofounder Dating

CHF 49.00

This template is absolutely necessary minimum documentation you need when someone joins your project - to protect yourself, your project and prevent future disagreements.

It outlines the parties expectations - commitment, compensation, confidentiality, expenses, intellectual property rights protection and protects personal liability of the parties.

It is a framework agreement for potential cofounder trial period for projects that intend to use contribution based dynamic equity allocation (based on slicing pie methodology).

Cofounder Dating

Cofounders' Charter

Cofounder Dating

CHF 49.00

Your Team’s Map for the Future

You can’t predict every challenge your startup will face — but you can decide how you’ll face them together.
The Cofounder Charter Template helps your founding team define, agree, and document how you want to work together — from shared values and purpose to roles, milestones, and conflict-resolution principles.

Think of it as your team constitution: a practical, non-legal framework that turns unspoken assumptions into written alignment.
It is the map that will help you decide on many future cross roads - saving you lots of valuable time and resources.

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Cofounder Agreements

Once you’ve decided to work together, the next challenge is structure. For founders who want the use the fairest equity split out there we developed cofounder and shareholder agreement templates based on dynamic contribution based equity allocation. These templates are built on dynamic equity principles (Slicing Pie), giving each founder ownership that reflects their real contributions and risk taken. Before you incorporate - you can use the generic versions, or choose a localized template for your jurisdiction if available. After incorporation, stick to localized versions only or consult with local attorneys to adapt the generic version to your local jurisdiction - especially tax rules make DIY risky.

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Cofounders' Agreement BEFORE Incorporation (Slicing Pie)

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CHF 99.00

Real future proofing of your equity allocation - based on real contributions, not guesswork about the future

This Cofounder Agreement Template is built on dynamic equity principles (Slicing Pie) — the only contribution-based equity model that adjusts ownership based on what each founder actually contributes over time.

Most cofounder agreements lock founders into fixed equity splits which are extremely difficult to keep fair overtime. That’s nr. 1 reason why so many teams fall apart.

This template is for founders that want to use the dynamic equity principle - and is for the stage of the project BEFORE incorporation.

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Shareholders' Agreement AFTER incorporation (Slicing Pie)

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CHF 299.00

Real future proofing of your equity allocation - based on real contributions, not guesswork about the future

Most cofounder agreements lock founders into fixed equity splits which are extremely difficult to keep fair overtime. That’s nr. 1 reason why so many teams fall apart.

This template is for founders that want to use the dynamic equity principle - and is for after incorporation. This generic version can be adapted for your local jurisdiction. Do consult potential tax implications with your local attorney or tax advisor.

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Accession Declaration

cofounding team set up

CHF 20.00

This template is for situations when a new cofounder / shareholder joins an existing team with a cofounder / shareholder agreement in place - the Accession Declaration is required for the new joiner to accept and be bound by the existing agreement. Compatible with all cofounder / shareholder agreements templates.

Template language: English

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If you are located in any of the jurisdictions listed below - please choose a localised template.

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Switzerland

standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Switzerland

Germany

standard templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Germany

Standardvorlagen mit der von Mike Moyers entwickelten dynamischen Eigenkapitalaufteilung nach der Slicing-Pie-Methode für Mitgründer- und Gesellschaftervereinbarungen - angepasst für Deutschland

Denmark

standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Denmark

standardiserede skabeloner ved hjælp af dynamisk opdeling af egenkapital baseret på slicing pie-metoden udviklet af Mike Moyers for medstiftere og aktionæroverenskomster - tilpasset til Danmark

Estonia

Standard templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Estonia.

Standardmallid, mis kasutavad Mike Moyersi poolt välja töötatud "slicing pie" meetodil põhinevat dünaamilist omakapitali jagamist kaasasutajate ja aktsionäride kokkulepete jaoks - kohandatud Eesti jaoks.

Finland

standard templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Finland

France

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for France. Modèles standardisés utilisant la répartition dynamique de l'équité basée sur la méthode du "slicing pie" développée par Mike Moyers pour les accords entre cofondateurs et actionnaires - adaptés à la France.

Italy

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Italy. Modelli standardizzati che utilizzano l'equity split dinamico basato sul metodo della slicing pie sviluppato da Mike Moyers per i patti tra cofondatori e azionisti - personalizzati per l'Italia.

Lithuania

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Lithuania. Standartizuoti šablonai, kuriuose naudojamas Mike'o Moyerso sukurtas dinaminis nuosavo kapitalo padalijimas, paremtas pyrago pjaustymo metodu, skirtas bendraturčių ir akcininkų sutartims - pritaikyti Lietuvai.

Luxembourg

Standard templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Luxembourg. Modèles standardisés utilisant la répartition dynamique du capital sur la base de la méthode "slicing pie" développée par Mike Moyers pour les cofondateurs et les conventions d'actionnaires - adaptés pour le Luxembourg.

Poland

Standard templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Poland. Standardowe szablony wykorzystujące dynamiczny podział kapitału w oparciu o metodę krojenia tortu opracowaną przez Mike'a Moyersa dla współzałożycieli i umów wspólników - dostosowane do Polski.

Portugal

Standard templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Portugal. Modelos padrão que utilizam o split dinâmico do patrimônio líquido baseado no método de fatiar torta desenvolvido por Mike Moyers para cofundadores e acordos de acionistas - personalizado para Portugal.

Romania

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Romania.

Modele standardizate care utilizează împărțirea dinamică a capitalului pe baza metodei "slicing pie" dezvoltată de Mike Moyers pentru acordurile de co-fondare și de acționariat - personalizate pentru România.

Spain

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Spain. Plantillas estandarizadas que utilizan el reparto dinámico del capital basado en el método de "slicing pie" desarrollado por Mike Moyers para los acuerdos de cofundadores y accionistas, personalizadas para España.

The Netherlands

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for The Netherlands. Gestandaardiseerde sjablonen met de dynamische aandelensplitsing op basis van de door Mike Moyers ontwikkelde slicing pie-methode voor medeoprichters en aandeelhoudersovereenkomsten - aangepast voor Nederland.

Turkey

Standardised templates using the dynamic equity split based on the slicing pie method developed by Mike Moyers for cofounders and shareholders agreements - customised for Turkey. Mike Moyers tarafından kurucu ortaklar ve hissedarlar sözleşmeleri için geliştirilen dilimleme pastası yöntemine dayalı dinamik öz sermaye bölünmesini kullanan standartlaştırılmış şablonlar - Türkiye için özelleştirilmiştir.

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Do you still have questions?

Finding and keeping the right cofounder team is a big part of whether your startup will actually work — and it’s hard to do alone.

If you’re not sure which template fits your situation (finding, dating, setting up, or fixing the team), we can walk you through it and show you how to use it for your case.

Tell us where you are right now, and we’ll help you pick the right tools so you can move forward with clarity. Let’s talk.

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Founders’ tools and templates

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM

Find the Right Cofounder

Cofounder Dating

Your Team’s Map for the Future

Cofounder Agreements

If you are located in any of the jurisdictions listed below - please choose a localised template.

You can also reach out to the legal and tax experts who helped with localising the templates and are experts familiar with dynamic equity splits in your country. You can find them here.

This is why I do what I do… client testimonials

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