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3 CÈ pieces since 3 August 2026: 3 essays. Newest first.All companies →
When to split co-founder equity: weeks in — not day one, not months
Founders are told to settle ownership on day one. The OpenMinds founder waited a few weeks, used a paying client to reveal who was really contributing, and draws the line at the point where the delay turns dangerous.
How to know if you are raising a round one stage too early
Southeast Asian founders are taught to treat a round as the proof. The OpenMinds founder, who has never taken one, names the threshold that decides whether capital accelerates a business or holds it up.
Jan Wong's first client paid under US$250 a month. How did his firm reach US$1 million in yearly sales?
No investors meant no one to referee ownership and authority. Jan Wong decided both on evidence — a chocolate manufacturer's account under RM1,000 a month that ran four years.