Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

I like to say that “there are only co-founders” — it’s extraordinarily rare for a successful business to have just a sole founder. But not all co-founders are equal in terms of title, ownership, responsibilities, and so forth. Sometimes co-founders put off the equity split question for some time.

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Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 255

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

I like to say that “there are only co-founders” — it’s extraordinarily rare for a successful business to have just a sole founder. But not all co-founders are equal in terms of title, ownership, responsibilities, and so forth. Sometimes co-founders put off the equity split question for some time.

Cofounder 173

Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 173

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In From the outset of the conversation, Boris was careful with his words, collected. Version One Ventures does not look at founders in a gender specific light. The founder drives the culture.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Editor’s note: Understanding how to divide founder equity at a startup can be tricky, even to the point of reaching emotional riffs between founders. I like to say that “there are only co-founders” — it’s extraordinarily rare for a successful business to have just a sole founder.

Equity 315

Equity Founder Sweat Equity Cofounder 315

Feld Thoughts

MAY 5, 2016

Between 1996 and 2002 I was co-chairman of Interliant, a company I co-founded with three other people. I was visiting the company post acquisition and wandering down the main hallway with the founder of the company we had just acquired. Founder: “You told me the wall needed to be painted.”

Cofounder 70

Cofounder Founder Equity Acquisition 70

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Family relationships influence founders and their startups. Daniella Yacobovsky , co-founder of online jewelry retailer BaubleBar , and Jane Moritz. Daniella Yacobovsky , co-founder of BaubleBar , previously worked at American Capital Securities and UBS Investment Bank. … . .”

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur New York Cofounder New York City 120