What You Need for a Series a Today
April 16, 2026
A lot of founders think they’re ready for Series A, but they’re not even close because expectations nowadays are significantly more than recent years.
If one of your co-founders leaves, it can be an incredibly rough time for you and the company. So here's the core things you need to do, to ensure this isn't a fatal issue:
I know it's boring, but you need to make a list of the co-founders responsibilities, and how they're completed. Try to make this as authoritative as possible, you don't want to have to call them at 2am with some urgent problem.
You'll be handing over these responsibilities to other folks, so those people should get more equity and more cash if possible. You need them retained and engaged.
It's easy to dwell on the loss, but instead get started on hiring right away; put the job posting up everywhere you can and start meeting candidates. Momentum helps.
Best of luck out there.
