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How much equity do you give your CTO?

Andrea H Special Projects Director

March 16th, 2015

I was wondering what the appropriate amount of equity is to give a CTO. I am in the early stages of launching This Dog's Life (.co), a discovery platform highlighting up-and-coming... More

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How do I divide equity for new co-founder and future key employees?

John Sturdivant CEO, Founder at WorkforceAlpha

May 14th, 2016

What are some principles about sizing up the equity to give a co-founder joining during prototype testing (no salary)? How much should I set aside... More

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How do you deal with a Co-Founder who wants more equity Year 2?

Jeff Brink Aerial Drone Cinematographer at Freelance

June 26th, 2015

I own a C-corp (just converted from an LLC).  My business partner and I at the time decided to split 1/3 (me) - 2/3(me) based on the amount... More

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How much equity can I give to a part-time founder?

Orion Parrott Founder and CEO, Lendsnap YC S16. We're hiring!

June 15th, 2015

I have read many discussions here and elsewhere on pre-investment founder equity but still want to hear your thoughts about my particular situation. I... More

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How much equity for a consultant who also needs to be paid?

Allison Rosenberg, Ph.D. Startup @posed2 Seeking Technical Co-Founder in People Analytics

June 30th, 2015

I have an invaluable consultant who has been helping me envision and source my product and product work.  We've reached a point where we need to discuss... More

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How much equity do you give a qualified front-end developer UI/UX?

Emmanuel Colliot Co-founder @ TeacherSherpa

April 19th, 2015

I was wondering what the appropriate amount of equity is to give a UI/UX seasoned graphic artist/front end developer? We are in the early stages... More

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Who to dilute when creating the option pool?

Ian Maddox Hands on technical leader

June 3rd, 2015

I offered a cofounder X% in a pre-seed business. The lawyers advised us to create an option pool, so I had them draft up the paperwork. The partner... More

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Whether to bring a friend as co-founder or founding team?

Sachin Gupta Founder @ Stealth Mode

Last updated on July 25th, 2017

I started working on a startup idea 6 months back. Built an initial demo/prototype. Met investors and raised some angel investment to build and launch... More

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What's the right compensation for a VP of engineering at a seed stage company (~$750k invested)?

Ronan McGovern Translational Fellows Program at MIT and Co-chair of the International Desalination Association Young Leaders Program

March 23rd, 2015

We're shortly planning to raise a seed round of about $750k and are hiring a VP of engineering and a technical advisor. Where... More

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How do you structure an equity agreement between two co-founders?

Creighton Taylor

May 30th, 2015

We are about to launch a mobile app. My co-founder ultimately came up with the idea (although I helped shape it tremendously), but she currently has... More

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