Risk Calculator · 2 min

Co-Founder Risk Calculator

A simplified mini-PartnerReady. Eight questions across the structural categories that cause most early-stage disputes in Ireland.

FreeEight questionsSame engine as the full Report

Eight questions

Where are you today?

Is your equity split documented in writing?

Do you have a written founder vesting schedule?

Do you have a written exit / leaver mechanism?

Have you agreed how and when salaries will be set?

Do you have a defined decision-making rule + tie-break?

Is all founder + contractor IP assigned to the company?

Are commitment levels (FT / PT) explicit and equal?

Have you worked together professionally before?

Category breakdown

EquityElevated

VestingSevere

ExitsSevere

Salary & moneyElevated

DecisionsElevated

IP ownershipElevated

CommitmentLow

Working historyElevated

Conversations to have, in writing

Questions you haven't asked

If one of us walks away in eighteen months, what fraction of the company do they keep?
How would we value the company at a moment when we genuinely disagree?
Who, in writing, is allowed to break a tie?
Can we prove, on paper, that the company owns its own code?
When the company can afford salaries, what is the formula and who decides?

Founder risk score

High

60/ 100

Multiple structural gaps that will compound over the next twelve months.

This is a directional indicator. The full PartnerReady Report goes significantly deeper across all six categories, includes founder-archetype dynamics and produces a solicitor-grade PDF.

Severe signal

No vesting in place

The single highest-impact protection a two-founder company can put in place. Cheapest at incorporation, expensive everywhere else.

High signal

No exit mechanism

If one founder wanted to leave next month, you have no agreed valuation methodology, no notice period and no buy-back template. Every line will be negotiated under duress.

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If this feels familiar

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Questions founders ask

How accurate is a free co-founder risk calculator?

This tool is a directional indicator, not a legal opinion. It surfaces the categories of structural risk most likely to cause disputes in the first thirty-six months, based on the same diagnostic engine used in the full PartnerReady Report.

What does this tool not cover that the full PartnerReady check does?

The free tool uses eight questions. The full PartnerReady check uses twenty across six categories, includes archetype-aware dynamics, generates a solicitor-grade PDF and provides a written action list ranked by severity.