Co-Founder Questions

Here's my situation. A year ago I outsourced a website to be built. Went into it blindly, failed miserably, lost tons of money. Moved on. In the meantime, I've come up with a new concept for a...

Getting Started Co-Founder Development Web

asked Dec 12 '11 at 02:41

Adam
26 points

So this is my case: 1) I don't know programming 2) I don't know much about product management 3) I don't have a team nor do I have a prototype/idea yet. So would I be better off : a) training...

Software Co-Founder Product Management

asked Dec 12 '11 at 23:21

Drew X
77 points

Classic case startup, 1 biz-dev + 1 techie. The 1 techie gets to be the lone warrior to build the entire contraption. The gut rule seems 50-50, but there are complications with that. What's a...

Co-Founder Compensation Investors Vesting

asked Dec 15 '11 at 12:57

Ina
121 points

A business partner and I have been "working" through email together on this idea HE had. I've put in 25 hours a week for the past 3-4 months developing it, and he hasn't done much of anything on...

Co-Founder Legal

asked Dec 3 '11 at 03:21

Meow
137 points

I am an 18-year old individual, in my first year of university. At the beginning of the university year, I had an idea for a website that I followed up on and have, at this point, created a product...

Getting Started Co-Founder Startup Costs Web Services

asked Dec 6 '11 at 17:55

Aventuris
28 points

For a cofounder who has separate full-time job, has no other investment to my startup except some time or effort on few projects/items that are needed. W/o no salary, how much of the...

Co-Founder Equity

asked Dec 8 '11 at 10:25

Tom
197 points

I have a very specific situation regarding a potential cofounder, and would be really grateful for your feedback. I'm working on a LBS mobile app for meeting new people in real-life. I'm in my...

Co-Founder Technical

asked Nov 26 '11 at 17:08

Derek
11 points

I am having good success with freelance sites over the last three years. I want to take the next step now: create my own products and services, with the goal of generating stable cash flow, so I...

Marketing Co-Founder Selling Profit Sharing

asked Nov 22 '11 at 23:32

Arshdeep
99 points

So I read this question on how to split a start ownership fairly. Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? There the answer says that we should split the ownsership...

Co-Founder

asked Nov 13 '11 at 06:30

Siamii
195 points

All, This is a case with a friend of mine who is a first-gen entrepreneur and close to cutting a deal with Angels for a funding of $400K. But before I ask you his question, here is the situation,...

Co-Founder Equity Angel

asked Nov 13 '11 at 13:46

Rokstr Dli
36 points

I have a great idea for a website. I am looking for a partner here in Miami, Fl. What is the best way to find one?

Co-Founder

asked Oct 17 '11 at 05:23

Carlos
11 points

So I have a start up I am working on and given that I am a technical person I have been out looking for a business co-founder. I approached a former co-worker of mine with business experience and...

Funding Co-Founder

asked Oct 22 '11 at 10:40

David Mokon Bond
234 points

I current own my own business and make quite a bit of profit. Well I am looking into other things and found some friends that have a good idea that I am interested in. These friends only have the...

Co-Founder Investing Investors

asked Oct 24 '11 at 04:46

Cappy
26 points

I am working on an idea With friends across the continent, and we would like to go into development together and build the market in both the countries at the same time.Currently and in the...

Co-Founder Founders Agreement

asked Oct 8 '11 at 15:56

Shree Mandadi
599 points

Maybe it's just semantics, but I am putting the word out that my biz will benefit from either. We have pushed a product off the shelf and are starting to acquire customers, yet the effort has...

Co-Founder Business Partnerships

asked Oct 9 '11 at 02:31

Richard H.
175 points

As my product has evolved my co-founder's skill set has become irrelevant. Furthermore, I've come to believe his efforts at this point are hurting our potential more so than helping it. We are...

Co-Founder

asked Oct 10 '11 at 07:40

Seeking Advice
16 points

I'm a sole founder of a rather ambitious company which I have worked tirelessly to build. The company will require some heavy lifting from well connected political persons to help the company to...

Board Advisors Co-Founder Equity

asked Oct 10 '11 at 15:41

Bastian Suz
6 points

This question is probably crap but I find myself scratching my head. I'd love to meet other programmers to bounce ideas off of and maybe somewhere down to line work on a startup. (currently, my...

Networking Co-Founder People

asked Oct 11 '11 at 23:25

System Se7en
3 points

I understand the whole process of how equity should be divided, but what is the actual technical process of distributing equity? Is it a contract? How does someone sell their equity? If I want to...

Co-Founder Equity Shares

asked Oct 14 '11 at 10:42

Nick Anderegg
106 points

What is a reasonable software start-up ownership share between founders when one is more senior, putting in some of his own money and able to raise angel money from friends, while the other two are...

Co-Founder Founder Equity Shares

asked Sep 28 '11 at 15:45

Sasha
16 points