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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. The problem is, both you and your co-founder have entered into an agreement that most first time entrepreneurs have no idea about. Alexandria.

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6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished

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We all have a great deal to learn as entrepreneurs and we look in many directions for inspiration. What is a surprise is how many athletes (particularly those who excel in team, as opposed to individual, sports) become entrepreneurs and leave a meaningful mark across industries as varied as fashion, entertainment, and food service.

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America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work

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His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. Venus Williams.

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Kevin Durant Could Teach Businesses a Thing or Two

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Charlotte wasn’t big enough for Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson. Don’t think such an attitudinal evolution didn’t factor into the league’s growth in popularity and the enormous television revenue increases that stretched the salary cap and allowed the Warriors to pursue Durant. It wasn’t the best of N.B.A.

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TRANSFORMIFY WINS 2017 FIRST WOMEN AWARD

Transformify

First Women Young Achiever of the Year: Charlotte Pearce, InkPact Marketing. First Women Entrepreneur of the Year: Angela Spang, June Medical. A CSR recruitment platform using powerful algorithms to match great candidates with the jobs right for them based on candidate’s skills, location, salary expectations, specific needs etc.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. I sought out the skills I was lacking in corporate America so I could have the freedom I was looking for as an entrepreneur running my own business. My journey as an entrepreneur began at N.C. Tell Your Business Story! .