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

fi.co

Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. 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. Alexandria.

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

YoungUpstarts

First and foremost, federal and state law may not allow employers to use bitcoin to pay employees’ salaries. Another concern, as noted above, is that the IRS considers bitcoin to be property, meaning you would need to report earnings based on fair market value of that property as of the date you pay the employee.

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6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished

crowdSPRING Blog

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. Wayne Gretzky.

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America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work

crowdSPRING Blog

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. Wayne Gretzky.

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TRANSFORMIFY WINS 2017 FIRST WOMEN AWARD

Transformify

First Women Young Achiever of the Year: Charlotte Pearce, InkPact Marketing. 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. First Women of Business Services: Hayley Johnson, Epos Now.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

1) Lift marketing efforts. I reached the stage at which I realized that Marketing Automation was something I needed most while working as a CMO in various Polish companies. Moreover, I believed that I wasn’t not the only one there wanting to lift marketing efforts to the whole new level. Start our FREE Business Blogging Course!