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What's the difference: founder vs co-founder?
I'm not entirely clear on what's proper nomenclature... is there a difference?
Say there are two individuals starting a company, is it proper to call them both "founder" or is "co-founder" the ...
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Technology cofounder vs outsourcing
I plan to start an innovative e-commerce service on mobile and web. I have the idea and industry knowledge, but very basic technical knowledge (hardware, software etc). I decided to find a technical ...
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The Startup-CEO Roadmap - What's the best approach for being a great startup CEO?
At best it's a tough job and at worst its an impossible job. I've hear experienced CEO's complain about investors that "they love you 'til they hate you". Over the course of a number of CEO gigs or ...
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Where is a good place to meet coders?
I am not a coder. I know basic coding and some web design, enough to have come up with what i believe to be an interesting idea for a start up. I can design the website and software myself, but cannot ...
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What would be a fair equity distribution between me and my co-founder?
Me (software developer) and my co-founder (UI designer) are looking forward to build a SaaS startup. I would usually lean towards a 50/50 distribution, but in this particular scenario, the ...
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What skills to look for in a technical cofounder?
I am an aspiring entrepreneur, with experience in retail industry. I have an idea to create a web based company with web 2.0 + ecommerce features. The idea is new and I know that it would work in in ...
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What's the best way to find/evaluate a Marketing co-founder?
As a follow-on to my last question What is the ideal mix of founders for a SaaS startup? it seems that a Marketeer is important to a SaaS startup. I think it's fairly easy to find and evaluate ...
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Side Projects. Any Success Stories?
Any success stories out there where someone with a full time job managed to start a business in their spare time?
If so, how did you do it? How do you stay motivated? Did you do it alone?
On a ...
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How to best resolve current problems in my multiple-founder startup
I've been voraciously reading about startups for the last week, this site included. Unfortunately, I've come to the conclusion that the equity structure of our startup needs to change and I would ...
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Not a developer; can I still launch a startup?
I have an idea for a startup -- but I am not a developer, or an MBA. Is there hope for me and if so, how do I overcome my lack?
Brief background: I've spent most of my career as a content creator. ...
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Need MBA to boss me
I am in the need for an MBA graduate who is willing to take over managing me.. A creative person who enjoys the challenges in there career. This person receives 51% ownership of an LLC imediately. ...
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Should I negotiate to be a co-founder?
My friend, six years more experienced than me, has invented a marvelous device that I consider has a huge potential in the market. He has already filed for a patent. The research is currently funded ...
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We are looking for co-founder in the DC area or Boston area
I’m looking for a Front end developer to join a seed funded startup in the DC or Boston area.
The project is a Database search service, a powerful combination of search technology with BI (business ...
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What's a reasonable amount of equity to retain when you're the key founder?
I'm working with two other partners to get a SaaS startup off the ground. I worked on this thing slowly, mostly on my own, for about two years before approaching my partners. As a background, I knew ...
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Finding people with the entrepreneurial virus
I'm a software engineer with lots of experience in web app. development and would like to meet smart people that share my passion about startups and innovation. The problem is that although I do have ...
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Has anyone just completed an exit?
My friend and I have recently finalized the sale of our company. Our goal now is to try and meet up with a group of two or three founders, people in a situation similar to ours, who have have worked ...
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What makes a great business partner?
So the question is pretty basic, what are good qualities in a business partner? As a young freelancer I want to expand my business into a much larger company and I know I will likely need to partner ...
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Would you go into business with someone without an agreement in place?
Would you go into business with someone who has asked you to come on board and help to get things launched, but has not yet decided how to compensate you, or whether to give you part ownership of the ...
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Sample milestones for co-founder value-contributed equity distribution
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What are some sample milestones/goals to set for co-founders to allow them to gain equity for contributing value to the company, like a vesting-based equity plan.
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Let's say ...
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How late in a startup's life can you bring in other co-founders?
Is there a time in the life of a startup after which you can't bring someone on board with the "cofounder" designation? I've observed additional cofounders coming onboard past the founding event, so ...
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Request for Feedback: scaling up to a larger founder team
(Disclaimer: x-posted from my blog)
I think a Silicon Valley founder team could scale up to 4-6 founders if it followed these guidelines:
Adopt an authoritarian style, so you can make decisions ...
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Why Do co-founders fight?
Its said that the one of the top reason startups fail is because of fight between co-founders.
What are the reasons co-founders fight?
1: clash of ideas
2: not doing their part
what else can you ...
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Legal and tax ramifications of restructuring equity
My startup took some small seed funding with a decent valuation last year. Since then, one of the co-founders has removed himself so we need to reflect that in the operating agreement and transfer ...
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Startup Offer. Critical details
I have been approached by someone, who I'll call "Big Executive", who is recruiting a small number of people for a Startup. My particular role would be 1 of a few to develop a software system. I've ...
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Is performance based equity vesting possible?
I'm willing to give 20% of my startup to my partner who has an MBA and good experience.
His main responsibility will be sales, marketing and deal making. I'm the developer.
I'm working full-time on ...
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Approaching Programming/Project Managemenet from a non-technical perspective?
I recently asked a question of should I start dabbling into programming or should I stick to what I am good at: Sales, Marketing, Planning, Presentations, etc. The feedback was overwhelmingly pointed ...
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How to split up revenue between partners who contribute different amounts of work
My co-founder and I will soon launch a micro ISV. Our current agreement states that we split ownership 50-50. However, since we reached the ownership agreement the amount of work we have put into ...
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Non-technical person considering learning programming or should I not?
I have a bunch of ideas and before the fire department comes to doubt the potential fire from this statement I realize I have to narrow the bunch down to one and take it past an idea. Ideas aren't ...
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Does a small startup really *need* someone with an MBA?
Inspired by this question, I want to know if people think a small startup (3-5 people) actually needs someone with an MBA. Especially if the group has reasonably diverse skills and isn't going the ...
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How does a technical person evaluate an MBA-type business partner?
I've read a lot of questions asking about how an MBA can find a technical person to implement their idea, but I haven't seen the other direction.
As a technical person, I know that I can get my idea ...
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I've got a ton of Web 2.0 ideas, but I'm not a coder. How do I find a committed programmer to bring the ideas to reality?
I have a ton of detailed ideas for Web 2.0 companies (mostly focused on social networking of some sort), but I am not a coder. How do I find my partner to help bring my ideas to life? I live in New ...
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Do friends make good co-founders?
When starting a new company, it is curial to get the right team in place, or the business will never go anywhere. While it is possible to go at it alone, co-founders can be a great asset, if they ...
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Where do you the draw the line making compromises with your business partner?
I started working on a SaaS application with a friend of 30 years 9 months ago. The original idea came from me and my friend/partner/CTO helped with the development of the application. Throughout the ...
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Going it Alone VS. Seeking a Co-Founder
Working on my first startup, I'm fortunate enough to have a wide set of "do-it-myself" skills, ranging from technical to industry specific. I haven't been looking for a partner, quite simply, because ...
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Co-founder or employee?
[Note: I also posted this on HN, posting it here to get some more feedback, if it's a duplicate for you, please excuse.]
I am the sole founder of a year old software start-up that is modestly ...
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Several web projects with different co-founders under one company
I've been working on several web applications of my own. For each web app I have different co-founders and I own more than 70% of each app. I decided to incorporate a company (in BC, Canada) for tax ...
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If my founder is losing interest
A few months into the startup and I have a feeling my founder is losing interest/passion/ability to put large amounts of time into the business.
The reason this is tough, is because he's the ...
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Should a founder be a C-level executive of his startup?
Considering the fact that a startup usually happens because of a founder's initial vision. Is it a good idea to have a founder as one of the C-level executives of a startup company?.
What qualities ...
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Have you met your co-founder?
How many of you have a co-founder in another country that you've never met in person? Is this plausible for a startup?
An example of this is DHH from 37signals but I don't know any other so I guess ...
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What is the best way to find a co-founder in a new place?
I have been living in MN for the last 4 years. I am not from the US. I give this background to show that my close friends are not from here, so I cannot approach them to be my co-founders. I have ...
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How to compensate people that contributed code
Two classmates and I worked on a class project together a few months ago. The outcome was very good. I continued to work on it over the past few months, while the other two partners haven't done too ...
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How do I find a technical co-founder?
One of my friends is starting a company and he's looking for a technical co-founder to work with him to build a web app. Where should he look for technical co-founder?
Some more details: He is a ...
