Cofounder Deck

The pitch to prospective cofounders — what you'd own, how the team is structured, what the work looks like, and the cofounder-modest-cash plus meaningful-equity tradeoff.

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How to use this deck

This is a conversation tool, not a hire-or-no-hire artifact. Walk through it with a candidate after an initial 30-minute conversation. Pair it with the relevant cofounder JD (Cofounder JDs) for role-specific scope. For ML/Infrastructure candidates specifically, also send the ML Lead Technical Brief.

What candidates ask after seeing this deck

• "What's the equity range for cofounder-level seats?" — the deck names the range; specifics are conversation-by-conversation.
• "What's the runway calculus if pre-seed slips?" — design/05-financial/revenue-model.md and budget.md cover this honestly.
• "What's the founder's actual technical level?" — direct CTO experience; show the architecture commitments in the ML Lead Technical Brief for credibility.
• "Why isn't the founder leading fundraising?" — deliberate scope split. The deck explains; the founder brief covers it in more depth.