Decide who owns what, on purpose, and write it down. Loose promises of shares made early — in excitement — become the fight that kills the company later.
When an investor or a buyer looks at you, one of the first things they examine is who owns the company. A clean, deliberate shareholding is an asset. A messy one closes doors before you reach them.
This is not legal poetry. It is operational. Names on CIPA, beneficial ownership, consent forms, and a story that matches the documents. If three friends “will sort percentages later,” you are building a dispute into the foundation.
Structure and ownership sit at the start of Basic Company and the course module on legal structure. Measure twice. Register once.