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

fi.co

We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide. 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? Alexandria.

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TRANSFORMIFY WINS 2017 FIRST WOMEN AWARD

Transformify

First Women of Engineering & Manufacturing: Caroline Hargrove, McLaren Applied Technologies. First Women of Science & Technology: Elizabeth Sheldon, Evidence Talks. First Women Young Achiever of the Year: Charlotte Pearce, InkPact Marketing. First Women of Retail & Consumer: Ali Powell, Fitness First Group.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Technology has helped close the information and resource gap for many vulnerable people, and I wanted to be a part of this revolution. 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.