Equity Questions

I have an idea I'd like to implement. I've done a bit of work to get together a proof of concept and it works pretty well. I think the potential is great, so much so that I've become a bit obsessed...

Equity Vesting

asked Oct 18 '11 at 20:27

Mark Silberbauer
8 points

This question is a follow up to another question but it stands as a question by itself so i decided to ask it separately.. i am a single-founder starting a company and hence looking for...

Equity Employees Founders Titles

asked Oct 18 '11 at 23:09

Achshar
125 points

Starting to work with our legal team and its time to expand the team. A few questions on the vesting schedule. Employee 1: CFO position I am bringing in a CFO from a financial background with...

Equity Stock Options Vesting

asked Oct 21 '11 at 12:11

Eric Littleton
107 points

We are a consulting company that builds web and mobile apps for our clients. We have been asked if we accept some portion of compensation in equity. We do actually want to for some of our clients,...

Equity Consulting

asked Oct 22 '11 at 11:15

Sam Mc Afee
118 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

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

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...

Equity Founders Partnership Compensation Partnerships

asked Sep 30 '11 at 05:22

Potential Partnership
13 points

I've been developing a SaaS project for about 4 months now. About two weeks ago, I invited a friend to join the project to work on building relationships with vc's, drafting documentation, a little...

Co-Founder Equity Venture Capital

asked Sep 23 '11 at 00:53

User12764
16 points

I got an offer from my friend in a startup company with $30K/year (take into account it's not in a "hot" spot like Silicon Valley or NY, but yeah, it's not high in any standards, and the job's in a...

Equity Job Offer Salary Stock Options

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:13

Anh Pham
109 points

I was offered a position of software engineer at a company of 3 people, but it's technically just one (more on that later). I was offered just about market value for an entry software engineer in...

Equity

asked Sep 24 '11 at 15:31

Butch
16 points

Are there any good and short agreements document for founders? (not investors) Focusing on: Responsibility, e.g. hours of work (some of them may not be fulltime) Vesting period Any hints?

Co-Founder Founder Equity Founders Agreement Termination

asked Sep 25 '11 at 03:28

Howard
126 points

Some friends have a great idea for a startup. I like the idea, and I think it will succeed, but I'm not in a place to work on it full-time. I can put in time on the side while keeping my day...

Equity Independent Contractor

asked Sep 26 '11 at 07:19

W. Matthew Wilson
104 points

I'm planning to file a Delaware LLC for a partnership where I'm the majority owner of our self-funded startup. One key goal for me is to incorporate a vesting option among owners where equity is...

LLC Equity Founders Agreement Delaware Vesting

asked Sep 28 '11 at 05:35

Sheepish
6 points

I have recently joined my friend in a start up which is yet to launch the service. I have been offered 5% equity as sweat equity after a vesting period of 1 year but the caveat is that it is linked...

Equity

asked Sep 14 '11 at 04:46

Bhm4709
8 points

I am the single member of an LLC consulting company. I have half the revenue of a company that is thinking of "acquiring" me. They are in the same industry. They just incorporated within 1 year and...

Equity Acquisition

asked Sep 16 '11 at 08:12

Seamus
6 points

I was discussing doing some work for shares in a startup when the owner mentioned something interesting. Basically I would be given X shares for my work and with the current number of stock that...

Equity Stock Options Stocks

asked Sep 6 '11 at 00:13

Abe Miessler
264 points

Similar to this question: Amount of vesting equity for #3-#4 employee? But it seems to discuss what equity paid developers should expect. If I am a developer that is unpaid, what would be a...

Equity Stock Options

asked Sep 6 '11 at 00:53

Abe Miessler
264 points

I'm in the process of registering a company for my start up. I've been developing the concept 60 hours a week for the past 6 months. I've attracted the interest of a high profile UX academic that...

Partner Equity Company Registration Shares

asked Sep 6 '11 at 16:48

Nathan Keller
138 points

Investors want to see the finished project (+ maybe private beta results). I came a long way, but I have the feeling that I cant run the last couple of miles without being surpassed by...

Hiring Equity Recommendations Employees

asked Sep 12 '11 at 00:23

Equity
6 points