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How to structure a development partnership with an unfunded startup?
My co-founder and I have a fledgling software company. We recently started talking to a non-technical entrepreneur who is looking for a development partner. He has potential backers, but needs to ...
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Equity in a business driven by software?
I am completely new to negotiating equity, and I don't know where I stand with regards to pushing back on potential offers of equity based on a new project.
If anybody could give me their view on my ...
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1answer
57 views
Finding Investors/partners to fulfill the following needs
You've probably heard this before, but I came up with the idea for great product and I developed it. I measured the demand for it personally, by demonstrating it to the target audience and got a ...
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Shares to programmers [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly?
So I friend of mine has this idea for a kind of social network based on video blogging, for obvious ...
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If I attend a hack-a-thon event to work on a prototype, how much ownership do I give up?
I was thinking about attending a hack-a-thon event to get help creating a prototype. I am a non technical founder and was told this route may be a good option. However, I just found out that you ...
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102 views
Equity when joining an established business
Given an offer to join an established company, earning at least a couple of million a year in revenue (under 10 employees) and which is a subsidiary to a multi billion dollar parent company; what is a ...
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4answers
475 views
Am I a co-founder?
I'm trying to figure out what my role is...
Backstory:
Late last year (October/November) I was asked by an acquaintance If I'd be keen to help develop a SaaS product that he & his brother had ...
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1answer
148 views
Where to post job for early stage startup
We are bootstrapping and offering equity. We're seeking a front end developer.
We posted on startuply.com but are looking for other places. We used one location on craigslist. Anywhere else we should ...
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555 views
What kind of equity should I be looking for? - Tech Startup
I am currently the Director of Engineering for a tech/website startup in NYC. I was hired in Nov 2010 after they obtained an angel investment of around 1 million dollars. I am the second tech hire.
I ...
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1answer
234 views
How do I figure out how much stock to give a developer working short term in exchange for equity?
I recently participated on a team with a developer at a hackathon. The person has their own freelance business, so unlikely to join fulltime later. They expressed interest in helping with my project ...
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3answers
846 views
How do I find an equity partner for my running start-up business?
I have an internet based business that is up and running. So far I have 556 paying clients that have used our service with no marketing dollars spent to date. It is a working concept that needs more ...
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4answers
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What are reasonable ranges for cash and/or equity to have developer create MVP?
I'm roughly following lean startup methodology, having started with an idea, making mockups, showing to several potential customers, and even running a couple of crude pilots. Positive signals so ...
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2answers
560 views
Site for web designers + developers to share equity?
There was a site I found a while ago, where someone with an idea could post it (either a designer or a developer), and they could locate 'the other half' (i.e. a designer looking for a developer), and ...
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5answers
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How should a developer determine their stake in an early startup?
I am a developer that has been asked to take part in an early stage startup (no investors yet other than the principals themselves). There is some code in place for the product and I would be working ...
3
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1answer
870 views
Incubator - Equity for Software Development - how to structure
I have tried for years to find a business partner to work with - nothing has worked out. In the past year I wrote a plan by myself and was accepted to a local incubator. While I have an idea and ...
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3answers
324 views
Invester Gets Equity for Money to Pay Developer for MVP VS. Developer gets Equity for MVP
We started our business back in July 2009 with the intentions of building websites, consulting, internet marketing, etc. Now we have changed our focus to developing a SaaS solution for a ...
