# Separate a Delaware founder

Sequence the resignation, board action, equity repurchase, and records cleanup for a Delaware founder departure.

Canonical page: <https://openagreements.org/toolkits/separate-a-founder>

This toolkit links existing OpenAgreements resources and does not restate their legal content. Each linked resource states its own scope, sources and review date.

## Resources

- [Founder Separation Resignation Letter](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-founder-separation-resignation-letter) — Template. A starting form for documenting resignation from company positions.
- [Founder Separation Board Consent](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-founder-separation-board-consent) — Template. A board written-consent starting point for the departure and cleanup actions.
- [Founder Stock Repurchase Agreement](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-founder-stock-repurchase-agreement) — Template. A starting form for documenting the repurchase and cancellation mechanics.
- [Founder Separation and Stock Repurchase](https://openagreements.org/practice-guides/founder-separation/us) — Practice guide. The Delaware document sequence and legal framework.
- [Founder Separation Reviewer Checklists](https://openagreements.org/checklists/founder-separation) — Reviewer checklist. Review the full records pack or a specific document.

## Workflow: Document a Delaware founder separation

Understand the document sequence, review the full records pack, then prepare the resignation, board action, and repurchase instruments that the facts require.

1. [Founder Separation and Stock Repurchase: How to Cleanly Document a Founder's Departure from a Delaware Startup](https://openagreements.org/practice-guides/founder-separation/us) — Understand the Delaware power-versus-mechanics framework and the required document sequence.
2. [Founder Separation Reviewer Checklist](https://openagreements.org/checklists/founder-separation/us) — Check the records pack for missing approvals, instruments, and corporate-record updates.
3. [Founder Resignation Letter](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-founder-separation-resignation-letter) — Document the positions surrendered and the effective date that starts the repurchase clock.
4. [Founder Separation Board Written Consent](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-founder-separation-board-consent) — Record the board action that accepts the departure and authorizes the cleanup steps.
5. [Founder Stock Repurchase and Cancellation Agreement](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-founder-stock-repurchase-agreement) — Document the repurchase and cancellation mechanics against the founder’s existing stock agreement.