co-founding

Jointly launching something

Co-founding is participating in the establishment of something alongside one or more others.

The term appears most often in business contexts: She's co-founding a startup with her college roommate.

A co-founder shares credit for creating an organization, company, or movement from its inception.

entrepreneurship

entrepreneur

One who starts businesses

innovation · disruption · venture · enterprise · establishment · creation · initiative · pioneering · trailblazing · building

startup

incubator

Controlled warming enclosure

pitch · prototype · MVP · pivot · scaling · unicorn · angel · equity · incorporation · launch

partnership

cofounder

Joint business originator

teamwork · cooperation · vesting · agreement · stake · shareholding · roles · responsibilities · trust · commitment

legal

incorporation

Forming a legal entity

  • LLCHybrid business entity abbreviation
  • articlesWritten works or items
  • bylawsOrganization's internal regulations

trademark · contracts · liability · fiduciary · board · governance · formation · paperwork

Opposites
collaboration vs. solo action

co-foundinggoing it alone

Acting independently, unassisted

creation vs. destruction/dissolution

co-foundingdissolving

Passing into solution

shutting down · closing · liquidating · disbanding · winding up

origination vs. joining later

co-foundingjoining

Linking into one

acquiring · inheriting · taking over · buying into · succeeding

Family

co-found, co-founded, co-founder, co-founders, found, founded, founder, founders, founding

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G