For business partners at every stage
Find what you haven't talked about yet, before it costs you.
Partnership alignment for business partners: you and your partners answer privately, compare side by side for free, and use AI trained by a business lawyer to catch the blind spots nobody's brought up.
Built by a business lawyer with 15 years of experience advising hundreds of partnerships.
| Question | Sam | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Hours each week | Full time, 40+ | Evenings, about 15 |
| Ownership | 50 / 50 | 50 / 50 |
| Who signs checks over $5,000 | Either of us | Both of us |
Question nobody thought to ask
If Sam works full time and Jordan works evenings, does pay or ownership change?
In your MOU
“Any payment over $5,000 needs both partners' approval.”
Starting out, a few years in, or ready for what comes next: get clear on who does what, how money flows, and who decides, before it costs you anything. Hit a rough patch? If you all still want to make it work, this is a good place to start.
Answering and comparing are free. The paid plan adds every question nobody thought to ask, help with differences, and a shared MOU.
Your answers stay private until you both choose to compare. Here's exactly what we store.
Being tested by partner teams in construction, beverage brokerage, and more.
See the questions to ask a business partner →How we compare to templates and lawyersTrust is why you're in business together. Clarity is how you stay that way.
A handshake is a great start. It's a lousy plan.
Partnerships rarely fail because of a bad product. They fail on unwritten assumptions and expectations: who does what, how money flows, who decides, and what “fair” means to each of you. Nobody brings it up because it feels awkward. You know what feels worse? Sorting it out in year three, with lawyers.
Everyone's heard "don't do business with friends." Almost everyone does anyway, because that's who they trust. The fix isn't avoiding them. It's writing down what you each expect.
Most partners don't know what to talk about. We give you the list.
Built by a business lawyer who got tired of watching good people sign bad boilerplate
“For 15 years I watched partners sign a generic agreement, or nothing at all, then come back years later to take the business apart. It feels a lot better to help people build.”
Andrew Legrand, founder · LinkedIn
Start the conversation
Create a shared space with your partner. Chat about it in your own words, or go question by question.
Answer independently, then compare
Each of you responds privately about goals, roles, money and decisions. Once everyone finishes a section, you see your answers side by side, free.
Find what nobody brought up
We look across all your answers for the questions nobody thought to ask, help you talk through differences, and keep a shared MOU of what you decide.
A guided conversation, not a generic form
We've seen what happens when partners invest in the relationship the way they invest in the business — and what happens when they wait. Stay Partners brings the important conversations into one place, one question at a time. Nothing you write is shared until you have both answered, so each of you can be honest before you compare. Finding a difference now is a gift. Finding it later is expensive.
Your MOU today. Your operating agreement is coming soon.
Grow forward together
Know, in writing, who does what, how money flows, and how decisions get made. Come back when the business changes, a new opportunity appears, or it's time to strengthen the foundation again. Think of it as a business prenup, minus the courtroom vibes.