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How to Split Equity

Ali Ghodsi, Databricks
In conversation with: Ravi Belani, Stanford University

Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, recommends splitting equity evenly among co-founders, even though it’s not what his own company did. Splitting equity based on early actions wastes time and causes conflicts, he says. It’s better to focus on the future you want to create together.