If one founder contributes the IP, should this be reflected in his shares?

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We want to found a startup with two co-founders. The other co-founder mainly brings technology to the table. He has been working on a software product for some time which we now want to commercialize. I have a business background so I'm not as much in charge of the technological side of our product. Should the fact that our core value only exists in the form of IP that he brought in be reflected in our shares? I'd like to know if there are some best practices or a common way of dealing with this. Thanks!

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Steven weinrieb
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IMHO, it is strictly up to you and your "partner/co-founder" - he may bring the technology, but you, I assume, bring the business/commercialization to the table. IMHO, it is basically a "wash" - meaning that both of your strengths are equally important - his technology is useless without marketing, your marketing is useless without the product/technology.

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