Founder Role Conflict Review

Critically test the quality, consistency and readiness of Founder Role Conflict Review. The objective is to remove ambiguity around founder role conflict, give the founder a decision-ready output, and make it clear whether the venture should progress, repeat the task with stronger evidence, escalate to expert support, or move into a linked stage.

Bertie or a programme manager assigns Founder Role Conflict Review when the venture needs a decision-ready output for this group. Typical triggers include group-gate reviews, evidence gaps identified by the co-pilot or founder request.

founder profiles; current team status; role expectations; ownership assumptions; venture thesis if available; existing artefact to review; specific context for founder role conflict.

1. 1Gather Existing Role Allocations and Co-Founder Agreementsexpand_more

   Collect all current documents detailing equity splits, job titles, operational responsibilities, and decision-making rights across the founding team. Collate informal communications, meeting notes, and cap table agreements that reflect how responsibilities are actually divided in daily operations.

   Objective

   Completing this action establishes a single source of truth regarding existing commitments and working arrangements among co-founders. It creates the baseline data set required to evaluate operational overlaps and structural friction before formalising governance.

   What's expected

   The founder must present a unified document pack containing current employment terms, role descriptions, decision matrices, and equity vesting schedules. Clear documentation of both formal contracts and informal working habits must be uploaded to the venture data room.

   Consultant stress-test · 5 questions

   1. 1.What evidence demonstrates that this document pack reflects current day-to-day operations rather than original intentions?
   2. 2.How have you captured informal verbal agreements made between founders regarding decision authority?
   3. 3.Why are certain operational areas omitted from the documented role descriptions?
   4. 4.How does the current documentation align with the signed shareholders' agreement or articles of association?
   5. 5.What specific instances of operational ambiguity have occurred in the last ninety days due to undocumented role boundaries?

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2. 2Map Operational Overlaps and Authority Deadlocksexpand_more
3. 3Benchmark Governance Against Venture DNA Requirementsexpand_more
4. 4Expose Structural Contradictions and Governance Risksexpand_more
5. 5Formulate Role Realignment and Resolution Interventionsexpand_more
6. 6Render Governance Verdict and Update Venture DNAexpand_more

• A data-room asset titled Founder Role Conflict Review
• A review note with a verdict, evidence gaps, risks, recommended corrections and a clear continue / repeat / escalate decision
• It should update the venture DNA with specific evidence or decisions about founder role conflict, create a visible milestone in the founder journey, and generate one or more recommended next tasks

A mentor or evaluator can review the output at the group gate. Programme managers can require an advisor checkpoint before Bertie moves the venture forward.

Draft your output and let Bertie review it