Founders Questions

I'm looking into the equity for the 2nd employee of an early-stage startup. I've seen lots of rules of thumbs out there (some people say 1%) but it's hard to apply because some rules of thumb refer...

Equity Employees Founders Compensation

asked Dec 16 '11 at 15:58

Led
16 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

What steps should I take to protect myself (and the company) as the sole developer of the product? My business partner will be handling the business side of things. It was his idea, originally,...

Founders Agreements

asked Oct 11 '11 at 02:53

Bill
11 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

We get a lot of questions about dividing equity and for good reason. Dividing up your startup's equity creates a lot of heart burn for all of us. It's a tremendously stressful affair if you have...

Equity Founders Canon

asked Jul 22 '11 at 22:25

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

Who have you enjoyed reading about most? Which biography has provided the most insight and perspective into a brilliant founder's mind? I have really enjoyed Founders at Work, by the way - even...

Founder Books Founders

asked Jul 17 '11 at 01:41

Brian
134 points

If there is a co-founder with 20% equity in the company but no salary, what is his status in the company? Should he be considered an employee? What is the difference between a cofounder and an...

Employees Founders

asked Jul 19 '11 at 12:21

Anil
45 points

My team and I are nearing the launch of our initial product this August. We are wanting to develop a metrics-based system that will be implemented upon product launch that will determine founder's...

Equity Metrics Founders

asked Jul 6 '11 at 06:27

Travis Truett
127 points

Need help. Startup. Several founders. Got investments n$. Worked for free after getting investments 6 months. Reached and even more, KPIs, Investors are very happy. Now new round with new investors...

Salary Founders

asked Jun 14 '11 at 06:38

Founder
6 points

We are a group of 5 people working on an idea for a start-up. The aim is to find an investor that would allow us to develop the project fully. Now we're just at the idea and presentation stage. 3...

Equity Founders Organization Presentation

asked Jun 19 '11 at 22:49

Giovanni
11 points

I've been working for my current employer for the past several years as CTO. I recently pitched them on starting a separate division that is more entrepreneurial and experimental to spin out...

Equity Employees Founders

asked Jun 20 '11 at 18:54

Adam
16 points

A friend and I formed an Oregon LLC in 2008 for an online business. Now we're up and running and both working on it full-time. Now we've both moved to Texas and want to re-form as a Texas company...

LLC Tax Founders Vesting

asked Jun 21 '11 at 03:39

Sean
134 points

The software and Internet startup companies I've worked for required 60, 80, or more hours a week of their employees (not just founders), for extended periods of time, up to a year. Are there...

Work Life Success Employees Founders Failure

asked Jun 10 '11 at 08:19

Meva
26 points

Take for example, Google: As I understand, the search engine was started as a research project. (by the way, was it patented or the code is fully open through the contents of the respective...

Technology Founders

asked May 17 '11 at 20:58

User10528
9 points

My apologies if this question has been asked before. I tried to find the answer reviewing other questions and still don't have the answer so here is the question(s): We are now setting up the...

Equity Legal Founders Vesting

asked Apr 28 '11 at 16:49

Miguel Buckenmeyer
482 points

I've been running an in-office and online educational business for 3 years. The original partners are offering me a small equity share, but there is no contract yet (nor has there ever been one). I...

Founders Conflict Of Interest

asked Apr 14 '11 at 06:37

Anthony O
51 points

So I started building this company back in January, completely on my own. I knew there would be a lot of work to be done, so just recently I told a PHP buddy about the site. He got really excited...

Co-Founder Founders

asked Apr 7 '11 at 23:54

Edit This
88 points

For your experience do investors bet on the jockey (founder-s) more than on the horse (idea), when it comes to startups? Also what is general considered attractive investment opportunity when it...

Ideas Decision Founders Investors

asked Mar 17 '11 at 11:00

Mat Banik
325 points

I am working on a startup idea, and currently I am taking it solo. I would very much like to have 1-2 other people to work on it with me. I am a programmer, and I would like a 2nd programmer, and...

Co-Founder Founders Team

asked Feb 15 '11 at 14:11

Zachary K
208 points

Last year, I incorporated with two other people who, at the time, were all about the project on which we were working. The project eventually fell flat due to loss of interest on their parts....

Tax Founders Shares

asked Feb 4 '11 at 12:23

Shaun
261 points