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Company A wants to hire company B to do some work, I'm a co-founder in both
What are some caveats in this situation? For example, how can I make sure my partners in both companies are happy, and there is no suspicion on their side that I'm tricking both companies to my own ...
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Do investors run away from entrepreneurs that have interests in 2 start-ups at the same time?
I am involved in 2 bootstrapped startups at the moment:
startup 1: I am a co-founder, have executive position and I work full
time on it
startup 2: I am a co-founder and provided a quite unique ...
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finder's fee problem - legal advice [closed]
I am person who organized the meeting between investors from US and owners of small mine from East Africa. After that i performed all duties as assistant related to this deal.
Investors have decided ...
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Primary founder has conflict of interest but wants to retain equity position without quitting day job?
I am the primary founder of my start up. We have just received our first influx of capital. My current employer feels working on this would be a conflict. The start up has a management team in place ...
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How to incentivise current employer in future startup?
I am currently employed by a company whose core business is not IT-related but I have developed a few applications that are central to some crucial business processes and I want to create a startup ...
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Ownership of IP developed while employed
I'm a 3d software developer working for a manufacturing company on industrial visualization software programs. In the future, I wish to develop 2d/3d games, mapping applications during my free time.
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Ethicality of hiring a former student?
Background: I'm both administrative staff for a university, and I'm the owner of a small business. I've been working with a particular student at the university on some university grant work, and ...
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When to ditch a partnership
I have been working on a project for a little over a year. This project was my partners idea, and we agreed to a percentage of the stake when it gets done. (he gets the majority)
Originally, the ...
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How do you start your own company while running someone else's company?
I've been running an in-office and online educational business for 3 years. The original partners are offering me a small equity share, but there is no contract yet (nor has there ever been one). I ...
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Conflict of Interest Scenarios
Do any of the following six scenarios give rise to Conflict of Interest, for me and my company and/or for the other person and his company:
I appoint a well-connected professional on my company's ...
