Cofounder Worksheet
Ask All the Right Questions with the Cofounder Worksheet
Before (or when) you start working together, make sure you’re aligned on ALL important aspects. The Cofounder Worksheet is a structured list of questions covering values, vision, motivation, roles, equity, and decisions. Built from over a decade of experience with 10,000+ founder teams, it helps you prevent misunderstandings, surface expectations early, and create a strong foundation for your team.
Do you wish you knew all the questions to ask your potential cofounder?
Here it is - the simplest, most effective way to start your partnership on the right foot and avoid costly surprises later:
Align from the start - no unverified assumptions about motivation, commitment, contributions and roles
No blind spots - the structure and comprehensiveness helps you to uncover any differences in values, vision, and working style early - and to fix them before they become unfixable
Gear up for high performance - get great communication, clear decision making and save space to create
Build solid foundations - create trust, transparency, and fairness - the essentials of any lasting cofounder team.
Spot red flags early - see the critical gaps - some you’ll be able to close, others might tell you to keep looking.
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Each stage of cofounding comes with different challenges. From finding the right partner to setting up fair agreements. Our templates are designed to guide you through every step.
Do you still have questions?
My second startup went up in smoke - because of a cofounder mismatch. Later, after interviewing hundreds of founders and investors, I realized we weren’t aligned on commitment, contributions, or how we worked together.
And every cofounder war story I heard since made me ask the same thing: could this have been prevented? And if so - how?
That question became the start of the Cofounder Worksheet - a structured way to help founders clarify and align before they start. If you get this part right, and the rest is easy.