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Product equity rather than company equity - any examples?

We're all familiar with the traditional shared equity arrangements in a startup; Some contribution = Some % of shares (thus equity) in the company, which may or may not payoff down the road at either ...
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Bringing on equal partner after starting solely bootstrapped?

I came up with an idea for a startup, and after trying to start other ventures with non-paid partners I knew the only way to get this done right was to hire a developer straight up to code the ...
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Equity and compensation for boot strapped venture

I have been approached by a friend to help with the business side of a venture that he has developed/bootstrapped. No external funding until now. He has developed a working product with outsourced and ...
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How to deal with a partner who doesn't want to leave his day-job?

I'm a biz dev & marketing guy with a development background and about a year ago I started coding an idea. It took shape and I mentioned it to an ex-colleague / friend. He was extremely unhappy in ...
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What is the appropriate equity % for software bootstrap key employees?

I have been working with a start up without pay for the last 8 months. I have been a senior sales executive with tier one companies for the past 20 years. My position is to build and manage all ...
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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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Which type of business to form?

I'm currently starting up a small business with two other partners who are very trustful friends. The business is mostly software, along with one small piece of hardware. We've talked about the ...
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Bootstrapped company giving Equity Grants to early employees

I am going to be joining a startup as an employee in the Midwest, USA. I will be joining as the number 2 employee, but I doubt that he considers me a founder, as he has already been in business for ...
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Equity amount and earn-rate for partners who need salary before joining venture full-time

I’d appreciate getting feedback from the community on how best to structure partnership agreements that takes into consideration some challenging issues. I'm currently bootstrapping a SaaS venture ...