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# Vesting for founders
- URL: https://weiter-money.nichedthemes.com/founder-vesting/
- Published: 2026-06-30T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-30T07:00:00.000Z
- Description: Four years, one-year cliff, and why it protects you as well.
- Author: Elias Brandt
- Tags: The words, Terms, #newsletter, #Import 2026-11-11 10:07

Founder vesting feels like distrust. It works like insurance: if your co-founder leaves after six months, they don’t leave with half the company.

Agree on it between founders before an investor asks for it.