The Founder's Handbook to Corporate Control

Written by Chen Xiaoling under the pen name Jinyao, this book is a comprehensive, practical guide to maintaining control, tailored specifically for founders. From the underlying logic to actionable plans, it covers five core areas: equity structure, corporate governance, contractual tools, scenario-based responses, and risk prevention.

With "raising funds without losing control, expanding without losing command, and passing the torch without leaving a power vacuum" as its central goals, the book breaks down 300 key control milestones from startup to IPO and from domestic operations to cross-border business. Drawing on 20 classic case studies, it provides ready-to-use templates for equity design, policy development, and contract drafting. It helps founders avoid common pitfalls such as diluted equity, capital traps, and team splits, using sound strategies to firmly secure decision-making authority, personnel appointment and removal rights, and financial oversight, and achieve stable, long-term business growth.