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How to Raise Investment Capital - According to VC Jeff Clavier

ReadWriteStart

He believes that equity need not be distributed equally, as long as everyone involved is happy with their arrangement. And as long as founders don't have an argument about equity shares in front of the investors they are pitching. You can also follow Kedrosky on Twitter. Are all co-founders equal, Clavier asked? Discuss.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I built a multi-million dollar company (and sold it) from New Brunswick Canada. I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Thanks, Phil Up North. Just start today, cool?

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Founders versus early employees

www.startupnorth.ca

They are rough estimates.Any one have sample option grants in Canada? and then further dilute for advisors (0.5% – 1% – 2%) and early employees (5 – 15% *if* they are foregoing major chunks of salary). More equity? Lead Engineer 0.5 – 1 5+ years experience Engineer 0.33 – 0.66 Are the percentages different?