Co-Founder Equity & Technical Scope Aligner

1. Architecture & Workload Scoper 560 Est. Tech Hrs

Select mobile stack components and set weekly time commitments over the MVP build window.

Technical Stack & Components Required:

React Native / Flutter Supabase / PostgreSQL DB Cloud Functions / APIs Push Notifications & Analytics Stripe / IAP Billing CI/CD & Store Deploy

Target MVP Build Duration (Weeks) 16 Weeks

Technical Co-Founder Commitment

Weekly Dedicated Hours 35 hrs/wk

Hourly Market Rate ($)

Cash Injected ($)

Business / Non-Technical Co-Founder

Weekly Dedicated Hours (Marketing, GTM, Strategy) 30 hrs/wk

Hourly Market Rate ($)

Cash Injected ($)

2. Dynamic Equity Split & Slicing Model Moderate-High Risk

Biz 39.9%

Tech 60.1%

Non-Technical: 39.9% Technical Lead: 60.1%

Tech Sweat Valuation

$61,600

560 hrs @ $110/hr

Biz Sweat Valuation

$36,000

480 hrs @ $75/hr + $5k cash

4-Year Vesting Trajectory (1-Yr Cliff + Milestones) D3 Real-Time Model

Vesting Diagnostic: Sweat equity with stealth IP presents high retention risk without a standard 1-year cliff and milestone releases. Early technical partners risk unvested equity capture if milestone definitions are ambiguous.

3. Recommended Milestone-Gated Equity Release Schedule Milestone Governance

Protects both non-technical and technical founders by releasing equity tranches upon verified technical delivery and business traction.

Phase / Milestone	Verification Criteria	Est. Timeline	Tech Tranche	Biz Tranche
Phase 1: Architecture & DB Setup	Auth schemas, PostgreSQL/Supabase initialized, cloud repo & CI/CD deployed	Weeks 1 - 3	15% of Grant	15% of Grant
Phase 2: Mobile MVP on TestFlight	iOS & Android builds executing core user flow, push notifications live	Weeks 4 - 10	35% of Grant	35% of Grant
Phase 3: Beta Launch & Traction	100 active beta users onboarded, initial feedback loops instrumented	Weeks 11 - 14	25% of Grant	25% of Grant
Phase 4: Store Release & Monetization	App Store / Google Play public approval, Stripe/IAP billing active	Weeks 15 - 16	25% of Grant	25% of Grant

4. Co-Founder Alignment & Risk Diagnostic Score: 3/5 Protected

Audit legal, tax, and intellectual property alignment prior to signing partnership agreements.

Mutual Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment
All code, trademarks, user data, and designs belong to corporate entity, not individuals.
Timely Section 83(b) Tax Election Filing
Must be filed with IRS within 30 days of equity grant to prevent taxes on future vesting value.
Standard 4-Year Vesting with 1-Year Cliff
Prevents a founder walking away after 2 months with a permanent unearned 30-50% stake.
Jurisdiction & Geographic Nexus Clarity (e.g. Florida / US)
Governing law and dispute resolution state defined (crucial for remote co-founders).
Stealth Idea Scope & Non-Compete Carveouts
Clear boundaries on pre-existing code repositories vs newly created venture IP.

5. Co-Founder Term Sheet Generator Export Ready

Generate structured Markdown and JSON agreements ready for founder vetting and legal counsel review.

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