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What is a good cash/equity mix for a 1099 programmer and/or designer for 4 to 6 month term?

We have been coding now for about 6 months on our startup. Up until now, we have bootstrapped the entire project on pennies, being cash poor. Fortunately we were able to raise a small friends and ...
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Fair equity/cash for one year's contribution?

So I asked a broader question on this situation before, but am now trying to narrow it down to the core issue after negotiations failed yet again with my co-founders. I am a tech guy who joined a ...
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How much equity for co-founder reducing role for academic program?

I'm a technical co-founder in a pre-funding company in a niche tech segment, working with two non-technical co-founders who have largely overlapping skill sets. I met them at a networking event and ...
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Asked to be CEO — what should I ask for?

I have been appoached by a private equity firm that has an idea -- a good one -- and $5M. They've asked me to be CEO and make it happen. They requested I make the opening bid for compensation and ...
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SaaS founders incentives: Business and Technology

We are two 50/50 founders of an enterprise SaaS company. both cofounders are tech people with a good grasp of business knowledge. Mainly, one of our cofounders brought most of our clients and handled ...
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Equity for First paid Tech-employee in a not-profitable financed Startup

I'm trying to be as specific as possible here: We are a Startup 5 months on the go with three co-founders. Since none of us can truly code we need to employ our first Web-developer and we have found ...
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Restricted Stock Units (RSU) in a job offer

I've seen a few job offers where in addition to the salary the company offers X,000 Restricted Stock Units (RSU). I'm still trying to understand owning equity as one of the early employees for a ...
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Joining a startup [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? Apologies for the lack of brevity, but I wanted to give you a full picture of the situation. ...
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We are bootstrapping our startup, Is this a fair compensation offer? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? We have a team made up of four co-founders. Our equity split is: Co-founder #1 40% Co-founder #2 5% ...
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How should early employees be compensated if founders have left and the company has pivoted?

I realize that Joel Spoelsky has written an extensive summary of how equity should be allocated (namely, fairly), but I was wondering how things might differ in slightly different circumstances... I ...
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What is expected cash and equity compensation at a series C start up?

I am looking at a leadership position on the International side of the business for a Series C start up valued at 1bn. The job has 1 person between the role and the C-level. Company is obviously well ...
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What equity should I claim as a founder CEO?

Some people I know came up with a idea of a startup. They will provide also the seed investment (50k) and contacts for future investment rounds. I will be in charge of the start up of the company from ...
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Start up Equity pre funding

I joined a start up which had a 2mm valuation (only based on conv. notes language) prefunding/pre-rev/prewebsite with 2 full time employees (one being the founder), 3 founders and some free interns. I ...
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pure equity compesation

I hired a full time person with equity-only compensation. The higher-than-usual rate reflects that. However the contract was not professionally written as it only mentions the equity part. Can that ...
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What's a good ratio between founder equity and early employee equity?

I'm looking into the equity for the 2nd employee of an early-stage startup. I've seen lots of rules of thumbs out there (some people say 1%) but it's hard to apply because some rules of thumb refer ...
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Compensation in a well-funded pre-series A startup in Silicon Valley

I have had a favorable (and rigorous) interview process at a pre-series A startup (12 months old) that has a solid product, a very good team and excellent market traction. They have raised around ...
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20% equity and CTO. (Story and details). Is this fair?

This is a long exposition. Please bear with me, I think that I need to provide as much specifics as possible, while keeping it as short as possible. Thanks for reading, any feedback is much ...
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How can early startup employees ensure that founders do not intentionally dilute them?

I am considering joining a startup as employee #2. I expect to receive some equity (either stock or options). Is there any way in which I can protect myself against the founders simply issuing ...
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How to (not) move ahead with my cofounder

I need some advice on how to handle the current situation with my co-founder. I am not happy working with him, we haven't signed any contracts or agreements, and he has put in a lot of hours over the ...
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Profits Interest in a new LLC Start-up for an Executive Seeking Ownership Stake?

I've have been asked to head-up and manage a start-up LLC as the President/GM and sit on the board. I will have a base salary package and bonus plan; however, I've asked for an ownership stake in the ...
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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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Start up employment - Trial period with ambugious compensation, how to evaluate?

A company (pre-funding) wants to do a 3 month trial period with me. I received an offer for X shares of stock. How do I determine if I am properly compensated for my efforts? The value I would ...
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Negotiating equity/commission working for friend's startup

I've been working with a friend's startup for about six months now. We have minimal revenue thus far, but things look to be on the brink of coming through. My role with the company has yet to be ...
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Startup Employee Equity Agreements

Is a one-year cliff with no accelerated vesting typical?
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What is fair equity for a lead or senior level position pre-series A?

I have been consulting with a small biotech firm that has a couple of VERY good engineer founders and no employees. They do know their field very well. They have been around for a year basically ...
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In evaluating a co-founder offer, how do you value the benefits of failure?

I'm a tech guy looking to join a company as a co-founder. Quite often companies are in various stages. For example for 2 different business offers, pre-seed/pre-series A: Lets say founder A, spends ...
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What is the difference between Series A, Series B and Series C investment?

What is the difference between Series A, Series B and Series C investment for a startup? How does this affect salary and/or equity expectations if I am looking to join a startup in a ...
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What all-equity compensation is typical for a pre-series A startup?

I am being offered a full-time position at a start-up that has been around for 2+ years but is pre series-A. It has some angel funding. Most likely there won't be any cash compensation (or very ...
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Stock options for a senior engineer at an angel funded startup?

I joined a startup 6 months after its founding as a junior engineer (I was right out of college at the time). I've been with the startup for almost 6 years now, and I've progressed to the point of ...
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Compensation for Co-founders, plus additional vested equity

I have a company share proposal for co-founders of a web-application startup. I would like to if the structure makes sense, or if anyone can suggest a more suitable structure, which has the desired ...
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ideas for compensation contract with series B startup

Hi and thanks in advance. I've done some looking around to determine where to start with startup compensation. I work as a contractor exclusively for a startup currently in series b round, I've been ...
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What's a typical sales commission for professional services?

What's a typical sales commission for professional services? I ask because I am thinking of going into business with some friends (professional services and product company). We agree on how to ...
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What is an appropriate stock option grant for a senior engineer after the Series A?

I'm looking for suggestions as I'm considering an offer from a startup. A friend of mine is founding a software startup together with two partners and he's looking for engineers. The idea is ...
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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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How to split profit in a property management business inc between two owners?

My friend and I are starting a property management business (inc). How do we determine profit sharing? We charge property owner a set percentage as a fee. We are thinking 50/50 on everything losses ...
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The case of a co-founder (seeking answers on compensation/equity stake)

I am writing to describe my entrepreneurial venture and seek your comments on what I should expect for myself as the new company gets started. My colleague of many years at my previous company (a ...
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Compesation at a Start Up - Tied to Founders Schedule

I have been offered to join the senior management of a start up. The compensation structure includes salary, equity, commission. Here are my questions. Is it fair to ask to be tied to the founders ...
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Is it typical to trade salary for equity when joining a startup?

Suppose I got an offer from a startup that currently has funding to start hiring employees. Suppose they are offering a $100K total compensation package, such that I can choose to take a reduced ...
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Looking to get involved with a startup, but no idea on what kind of salary/equity I should expect

I'm considering joining a startup that has raised a few million in Series A funding and I'd be the second developer joining the team. I've been out of college for 4 years and am looking for a senior ...
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Startup CFO contract / stock compensation?

I am looking for a sample contract for a CFO position in a startup company. Also, What is an appropriate amount of compensation to give a CFO in terms of stock. Thanks!