Equity Questions

I am a developer that has been asked to take part in an early stage startup (no investors yet other than the principals themselves). There is some code in place for the product and I would be...

Development Equity

asked Aug 18 '10 at 12:52

Garbage In Garbage Out
123 points

I have a couple of people I would just love to have as startup advisors, but not sure how to approach them. One in particular has greatly impacted my startup and gave tons of solid ideas on how to...

Advisors Networking Equity Angel

asked May 19 '10 at 21:22

Griftastic
127 points

In "The Equity Equation" essay http://www.paulgraham.com/equity.html Paul Graham says... "If your valuation grows 3x a year, the total cost in stock of a new hire's salary and overhead is 1.5...

Equity

asked Jun 2 '10 at 21:38

Xavi
21 points

I am not sure what the going rate is for angel money in the software space is it 100k for 10% equity?

Equity Finance Angel

asked May 1 '10 at 00:12

Stacey
484 points

We started our business back in July 2009 with the intentions of building websites, consulting, internet marketing, etc. Now we have changed our focus to developing a SaaS solution for a...

Development Equity Angel

asked May 9 '10 at 01:09

Csumme
146 points

A partner and myself are developing a new software product. We've been working on it for several months now but we lack certain areas of expertise -- in particular art skills. Everything has been...

Co-Founder Equity

asked Mar 27 '10 at 15:50

Startup Advice
55 points

In many startups there are some #1 or #2 employees who helped the whole business all the way. I've got couple guys like that, I'd love to give them more than the salary (even though our salaries...

Equity Employees Team

asked Mar 28 '10 at 00:28

The Dictator
2,305 points

I'm about to launch my web based business, and several friends/relatives offered to invest small amounts of money(5-10k) for a few percentages (1-5%) of my company. It's a side business for me as...

Equity Investment

asked Apr 15 '10 at 17:10

Boolean
388 points

I wish to seed my new business with about $120k, of which I need to raise about $90k. I prefer not to go professional seed investors as: (a) it could take some time (which I don't have); (b) it...

Equity Seed Funding

asked Mar 16 '10 at 08:12

Stealth
76 points

I'm running a company from the last 10 years. Now I have hired a senior person to head the finance of the company as my knowledge in the finance is nil.He has asked for 6 % equity stake in the...

Equity

asked Feb 4 '10 at 14:27

Jay
31 points

A close friend (or a mere acquaintance) of yours approaches you. States that he/she is badly in need of some money. And you oblige. In the back of your mind you know that the money would be...

Funding Equity Angel

asked Feb 8 '10 at 15:57

Sandeep Satavlekar
325 points

I think I understand stock dilution (and I know in quite some cases it's not bad to get diluted) but I was wondering (it's mostly curiosity but I still think it's an interesting question for...

Equity Legal

asked Jan 22 '10 at 08:10

Tristan St.
180 points

I'm beginning a startup at my school. Right now its just me doing all the work, but i am gathering a team that will ideally be my co-founders. I wont be incorporating any time soon, but i will be...

Co-Founder Equity Founders Intellectual Property

asked Jan 27 '10 at 10:29

Eric Amzalag
818 points

I co-founded a BtoB technology startup about 2 years ago with one partner. In the first 1.5 years we Quit our corporate jobs and worked (mostly) full time Completed the majority of technical...

Co-Founder Equity

asked Jan 28 '10 at 07:40

Fractal Guy
254 points

Does it make sense to sign a vesting restriction for myself, if I'm a single founder of my company?

Equity Founders

asked Jan 31 '10 at 11:03

Newyuppie
441 points

I've decided to take on a minority partner for my startup. This individual will have a 25% stake in the business and I will retain 75% as the founder. My partner will not be putting up any money,...

Partner Equity

asked Jan 9 '10 at 02:58

Kemmatech
33 points

Me (software developer) and my co-founder (UI designer) are looking forward to build a SaaS startup. I would usually lean towards a 50/50 distribution, but in this particular scenario, the...

Co-Founder Equity Saas

asked Jan 17 '10 at 07:02

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

I'm working with two other partners to get a SaaS startup off the ground. I worked on this thing slowly, mostly on my own, for about two years before approaching my partners. As a background, I...

Bootstrapped Co-Founder Equity Founders

asked Dec 23 '09 at 18:21

Brianz
223 points

Question: What are some sample milestones/goals to set for co-founders to allow them to gain equity for contributing value to the company, like a vesting-based equity plan. Backdrop: Let's say...

Co-Founder Equity

asked Dec 6 '09 at 23:13

Nbeecroft
515 points

Assume that you are working for a startup on hourly rate basis (let's assume x dollars per hour) right from the start. Now, after y month, the stack holder offers you equity in exchange of hourly...

Equity

asked Dec 14 '09 at 20:46

Graviton
871 points