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The shareholders' agreement questions every founder should answer early

Five questions we ask our corporate clients at incorporation — and why leaving them unanswered costs founders years later.

By Greg Wu

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Most shareholder disputes we see at FBW LLP begin with the same sentence: “We never really talked about that.” This article walks through five questions every new founder team should answer — in writing — before the stakes get high enough that it becomes awkward to ask.

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1. Who can sell, and to whom?

2. What happens if one of us wants out?

3. How do we resolve a deadlock?

4. How do we deal with new capital?

5. What does an exit look like?


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