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how to proceed with negotiations with contractor/early employee [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I am one of three cofounders at an early stage startup. We have been working with an outsourced ...
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As a founder/shareholder/officer in a startup, do I pay myself as an employee(W2) or contractor(1099-MISC)?

I've looked around, but can't seem to find a straightforward answer for this. I am one of 4 founders in a start-up incorporated as a C-corp. 2 of us work full-time on the start-up, and so far have ...
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Equity for unfunded, pre-launch startup as Business Development lead?

I left my job to join an early stage startup at its absolute infancy. I came on board immediately in a biz dev role and am one of only two full-time employees. The other is the actual CEO, the 3rd ...