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Ask HN: How do startups make decisions?

by Schultzy on 2/22/11, 7:20 PM with 4 comments

When multiple founders have equal equity stakes, how do you decide "where the buck stops" when there is a disagreement?

Do you agree beforehand that one person is the "CEO" or do you just flip a coin when something comes up?

What have you found to be the best strategies/tactics for making decisions in your ventures?

by allwein on 2/22/11, 8:08 PM
It doesn't really matter what strategy you have, as long as you've agreed on a strategy beforehand. In the past, we've done coin flips, even/odd pepperonis on a pizza, rock-paper-scissors, even a ping pong game. Another alternative that I'm fond of is to have a disinterested third party to be a tiebreaker.