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What are entrepreneurs of failed startups doing?

July 7th, 2017

Not everyone with a php+mysql project at school is the next Mark Zuckerberg. What do founders of startups do after it's closed? Do they start another... More

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Think I've found a tech co-founder, now what? Equity, accountability, timeframes etc'

John Duffield

December 30th, 2013

Hi guys, thanks for all the great feedback to my post 'What else can you do to be as attractive as possible to a tech CoFounder?' - I may have found... More

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How do you create a fair equity package for cofounders when one has already done a lot of work?

Caleb Garling Writer

February 10th, 2014

What is a standard way to divide equity where Co-founder A has been building the product for a year and Co-founder... More

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What else can you do to be as attractive as possible to a tech CoFounder?

John Duffield

December 13th, 2013

People say if you're a non-engineer and you're still lost in the phase of 'trying to find that tech cofounder'… then you're not an entrepreneur. 'Entrepreneurs... More

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How to figure out equity split for cofounders joining at later stages?

Nikolay Derkach

July 30th, 2014

I'm considering joining a startup as a CTO/technical cofounder.In case of a completely new venture (just an idea), an even split seems to be fair.... More

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Finding the right technical cofounders?

Corey Blaser Sailor. Mormon. Entrepreneur.

August 8th, 2014

I am a marketing guy and serial entrepreneur with a ton of experience in the tech world and have a highly technical SaaS project I am developing.... More

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Founder leaving start-up that needs advice on equity agreement...

Sergio Marrero

October 29th, 2013

I have been working on my start-up for a year and my co-founder and I have decided its best to part ways. Do I get to keep my portion of vested equity?... More

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Potential Cofounder: Ability Vetting. Formal Tech/Biz Interview?

Jon OShaughnessy

April 23rd, 2013

Hi,Thanks in advance for the responses. I've enjoyed contributing here and seeing feedback, so excited to see what this elicits. The question is as... More

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Technical Co-founder Vs. First Employee Vs. Contract it Out

Matt Rodak

March 5th, 2014

Hi,I'm going through an ideation accelerator and I've gotten my idea to a point where it has be vetted by customers and advisers and I'm ready to... More

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Equity compensation for building a MVP

Rashad Bartholomew Change Everything

February 16th, 2014

I'm building an MVP which should take about three man-weeks of work. I plan to split the project between two coders evenly and compensate the coders... More

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