YC's stance on cofounder equity splits: equal or not? | Peter Walker posted on the topic | LinkedIn

What does YC really think about splitting equity among cofounders? Everyone has an opinion, but many say yes to 50/50 because YC recommends it. ...except maybe YC doesn’t? I resurfaced this debate with some Carta data late last month and the comments went back and forth for a long time on X. Then Garry Tan weighed in by saying, “From a lot of experience with lots of founding teams: 50/50 deadlock cap tables are considered harmful” Sheel Mohnot (awesome follow if you’re not already) replied sayi…