Startup shuru karte waqt sab kuch dosti aur excitement pe chalta hai. Lekin jaise hi business grow karta hai, founders’ agreement ke bina problems almost guaranteed hain. Yeh document exactly define karta hai ki kaun kya karega, kaun kitna own karega, aur breakup ya changes kaise handle honge.

Key clauses usually:

• Equity split and vesting (shares time ke sath milenge, taaki koi early exit na le le),
  
• Roles and decision-making – who is CEO, who handles tech/finance/sales,
  
• IP ownership – jo code, brand, product banta hai wo company ka ho, individual ka nahi,
  
• Restrictions on competing business,
  
• Exit mechanisms – agar ek founder quit karna chahe, shares ka kya hoga,
  
• Dispute resolution – deadlock hone par kaise aage badhen.
  

Investors normally aise hi agreements dekhna chahte hain before funding, kyunki unhe internal fights ka risk kam chahiye. Founders khud ke beech verbal promises pe rehte hain, to later misunderstanding almost pakki hai.

Ek clean, fair founders’ agreement future ke bade conflicts ka insurance hai. Ye dosti kharab nahi karta; actually, roles clear karke relationship ko protect karta hai.