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Partnership disagreement

My business partner and I have formed a partnership, we are in the process of drafting our partnership agreement. One of the points that he wants on there is: If one of the partners leaves they ...
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Importance of Business Networking in a Tech Company

Everybody seems to think the opposite, but does it really matters how well you are connected with others entrepreneurs, developers or VCs when you own a tech company? It seems obvious that it helps ...
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Equity for a technical cofounder [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I'm a developer who has been in contact with a nontechnical cofounder to become the technical ...
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Leave Seed Stage Startup - Partnership Issues

My partner and I started an online service. When we formed the idea for the company, we came out strong with a lot of energy, but it seems as if my partner's priorities are now elsewhere. I'm the ...
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Sales and Marketing Co-founder-Ivy League MBA or Industry Expert?

I am working on a software product, which is going to revolutionize a specific industry. I checked with couple of top guys in this industry and they are all impressed. It is a billion dollar problem. ...
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Having trouble dividing the pie w/ my partner, care to help cut the slices?

On January 15 a buddy of mine (who is not technical with a full time job in the social gaming/payment space) came to me (an independent Web Strategist SEO/Social Media looking for my next big thing) ...
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Looking for a CTO type co-founder for NYC web starup [closed]

My post is not really a question but more of a person search or perhaps a public announcement. I am developing a startup, currently in the brainstorming stage and I am in need of a partner who is a ...
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Equity split amongst founders

I have gone through all the related questions regarding my case on the website. I still feel that I could post my question because it is different from the others. Please share your thoughts. Thanks. ...
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A special kind of merger

I am negotiating a deal and I really need some advice on the pros and cons of the deal that has been suggested to me. I have a startup company with radically innovative technology. I want to merge ...
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How to resolve conflicts on a 50/50 startup?

We are going to found a startup with equal shares. One as the product/tech partner being the other the marketing/sales partner. We are going to found on a 50% equal shares. Not 51/49. Just 50/50. ...
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Should a non-techie professional start a website without a techie partner?

I am a non-IT/techie professional and have created a website through a web designing firm. Although, I have learned about various aspects of designing and running a website through reading, I am no IT ...
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What makes a great business partner?

So the question is pretty basic, what are good qualities in a business partner? As a young freelancer I want to expand my business into a much larger company and I know I will likely need to partner ...
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How to split up revenue between partners who contribute different amounts of work

My co-founder and I will soon launch a micro ISV. Our current agreement states that we split ownership 50-50. However, since we reached the ownership agreement the amount of work we have put into ...
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I've got a ton of Web 2.0 ideas, but I'm not a coder. How do I find a committed programmer to bring the ideas to reality?

I have a ton of detailed ideas for Web 2.0 companies (mostly focused on social networking of some sort), but I am not a coder. How do I find my partner to help bring my ideas to life? I live in New ...
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Do friends make good co-founders?

When starting a new company, it is curial to get the right team in place, or the business will never go anywhere. While it is possible to go at it alone, co-founders can be a great asset, if they ...
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How to compensate people that contributed code

Two classmates and I worked on a class project together a few months ago. The outcome was very good. I continued to work on it over the past few months, while the other two partners haven't done too ...