www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. Should I offshore? I hope the next one is ready soon!

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Freenode is the network most popular with developers today, especially with open source projects (channels such as #python, #rubyonrails, ##php etc. The sites to consider to find potential developers are: Elance - This is the original offshore/contract development site and has been around since the late 90s.

Cofounder 40

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 24, 2019

What’s the best path for that kind of maker to circumvent the traditional distribution channels? The traditional channels, by the way, are still powerful. But assuming without a big budget it’s going to be more about sweat equity and putting in the time to create great content.

Product 59

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Sean and Shawn from Napster met in an IRC channel. In later posts I’ll get more specific on how to figure out if the folks you’re meeting are the right people to work with, and also how to deal with issues like splitting equity and paying yourselves before raising funding. Cisco was a husband and wife team.

Cofounder 66

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This resulted in a recapitilization of the equity away from 33% each (in my favor) and then the ultimate dismissal of one of the co-founders prior to the A-round. Twitter is an excellent distribution channel for us. (B) Looking forward to the rest of the series and thank you for the advice.

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