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Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA

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I was asked a question last week about co-founder compensation - specifically about guidance around splitting equity and salary requirements for the early contributors of a new startup. Will you work for the same salary? Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 - Founder Institute, Incorporated - All rights reserved. Alexandria.

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Champing At The Bit: Can You Pay Your Workers In Bitcoin?

YoungUpstarts

Created in January 2009, bitcoin is still a relatively new phenomenon that occupies only a very small slice of the worldwide economy. First and foremost, federal and state law may not allow employers to use bitcoin to pay employees’ salaries. Adam Bridgers is an associate in Fisher Phillips’ Charlotte, N.C.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Since officially launching in 2009, Yogibo now has 22 stores along the East Coast, with several more to come this year. My father owned PT business in New York and saw first-hand the financial toll of having to wait on long payment cycles, often not taking a salary for months before payments arrived. which was established in 2009.