Chiron Compensation Canvas

Bring Clarity to the Most Awkward Founder Conversation: Pay

The Chiron Compensation Canvas is a structured, fair, and flexible tool designed for early-stage founders navigating that tricky moment: “How do we pay ourselves?”

Inspired by Chiron—the wise mentor of heroes in Greek mythology—this framework helps co-founders align on salary, equity, and contribution with transparency and trust.

Whether you’re:

• Full-time or part-time

• Bringing IP into the startup

• Pre-revenue or post-funding

…this tool will help you avoid conflict, surface assumptions, and document an agreement you’ll actually want to revisit.

What’s inside:

• A weighted scorecard for fair assessment

• Four compensation model templates

• Prompts to guide honest conversations

• A ready-to-complete agreement section

Use it with your co-founders. Share it with your startup mentor. Adjust it as your journey unfolds.

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