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Value of technical expertise vs. industry connections, initial risk, and business management

I have been given an offer to join as a partner for an existing startup as the technical owner, and am not sure what is fair in terms of equity. The current owner has the connections and experience ...
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How to divide ownership among three founders - Founder A introduces Founder B to Founder C [closed]

I (Founder B) have contacts, relationships and business experience in a particular industry. Founder A introduces me to Founder C who has developed software and methodology/expertise that seems to ...
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How to fire my Partner

I started a company in August of 2012 signing up 25 customers as a separate part of a corporation I have had since 2010 and brought in a partner in September. The partner did not put in any money but ...
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Profitable existing business with Single owner - offering me Partnership & Equity to help it grow - My negotiation should be?

The owner has an online business which brings in a high $xx,xxx in profits (nearing 6 figures) with minimal costs (hosting, etc). Owner is looking to start fresh with an LLC setup and a partnership ...
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Looking for specific suggestion regarding company shares [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I just want to say that I've read a lot of threads regarding this subject, including the most popular ...
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Equity for a part-time founder?

I'm a co-founder of a new startup with two other partners. I'm a designer and they are a developer and biz dev guy respectively. We are in the initial prototyping phase for the project and will be ...
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What assurance can I have in case a startup fails?

I am a coder and have very little in-depth business knowledge. I was recently approached about joining a very promising startup with a great idea. Only problem is that they were unfunded and would ...
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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 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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Equity sharing over an iphone app

I have an idea for an iphone app. I want to develop this app. I took an iphone class and tried to develop this app. However, I soon realized you have to be very good to develop a really good app. So I ...
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Question on Partnership + Revenue Sharing

I founded a business about a year ago, and recently decided to take it in a new direction. Same name and premise, yet slightly different business model. I founded the company as a sole ...