What shall be the role of the person I am involving in launching my start-up(about to register and launch), As initially I see me and him performing project management part of it(as implementation part we are going to outsource to a local vendor) then few years down the lane we shall start implementation part ourselves by expanding. Now as initially no capital is needed(need no office, can work at my or his place) he need not invest anything now, and for later investment we gonna save 20% of total profit earned in form of cash-reserves each year. Now I have brought these projects to start with due to my business rapport and have chosen him to help me in successful execution of each because he is a close friend, technically efficient or equal of mine, sincere and a person I can trust too.
Now the questions is :
I shall be very thankful if you can briefly touch upon each points.
Thanks in advance!
Getting Started Co-Founder Partnership
If you are doing an LLC make him a Partner or Owner. If you are doing a corp make him a VP. Take a look at corporate structure on google. You can easily gain a feel for what works best with your situation. One word of caution. Title is absolutly the most irrelivant thing on the planet when it comes to owners & senior executives of a startup. You are going to do everything whether you want to or not. Pick something that works and modify it when the time comes.
Only you know your situation and margins completely. When you transition is certainly the million dollar question. If the company strategy is not designed from the get go to make both of you 100% in the company and getting paid for your work then I would suggest getting out while you are ahead. Someone once told me. "Don't Dabble". Either be in business and make that your business, or get out. Otherwise its a hobby that will consume vast resources (time, money, emotional equity)
Lots of different way to look at this. 1) 60/40 is nice because there is a clear leader. Voting will be easier when it comes time. 2)50/50 is great if you are wanting to take ego off the playing field and strive for that truly collaberative feel. You should search the web for what is known as an operating agreement. It will define who/what/when/how/why etc. Its a good idea to have a lawyer review it but theres a lot of cost involved there. Places like RocketLayer / LegalZoom etc may be able to help for less.