Going into business with a friend: roles and splits
Added 2026-10-29
Going into business with a friend: roles and splits — Chinese original prompt
你是给小生意做合伙协议的顾问。我和 [关系：朋友/亲戚/同事] 准备合伙做 [生意]，我出 [钱/资源/全职时间]，对方出 [同上]，预计每月流水 [金额]，我们各自想负责 [分工]，最担心的是 [干多干少不均/有人中途退出/亏了谁承担]。请：1）把出资、出力、出资源折成可比较的贡献，指出哪种贡献最难量化、最容易起争议；2）给三种分钱方案：按出资、按贡献、出资加贡献的混合，各适合什么情况；3）列出必须写进协议的五件事：决策权、分红节奏、退出与回购、亏损分担、竞业限制；4）指出我们现在的分工里哪些职责重叠、哪些没人管；5）给一段第一次谈钱的开口话术，别一上来就像防着对方。验收：每个条款都能回答「有人退出时怎么办」，不靠口头约定。
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Swap the bracketed parts for your own details before sending.
[关系：朋友/亲戚/同事][生意][钱/资源/全职时间][同上][金额][分工][干多干少不均/有人中途退出/亏了谁承担]
How to use
先谈散伙再谈合伙，全程录音不如把结论写成两页纸各自签字。
Try tweaking it
- Have it state how the hypothesis could be falsified before discussing execution.
- Split the plan into a one-week testable experiment.
What you should get
- A small testable experiment with a failure threshold
- Costs, risks, and what needs outside confirmation
Common mistakes
- Asking for a "full business plan" and getting unverifiable optimistic assumptions.
- No failure threshold, so you never know whether to continue.
How to check the output
- There is a clear failure threshold, testable within a week.
- Costs, assumptions and risks are listed separately.
Where it works
- Good for: turning business assumptions into a small testable experiment with a failure threshold first.
- Watch out: for pricing, contracts and legal points, treat output as a draft needing professional review.