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How to calculate the equity split between co-founders in a startup

The Next Web

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures , a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. You can follow George on Twitter at @georgedeeb and @RedRocketVC. There are a lot of variables to go into calculating a fair equity split a startup team.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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Or how about the best example – Loic Le Meur gets everybody over to Paris every year for Le Web. I also learned about this amazing resource in Chicago called BuiltInChicago which I intend to use for my trip there in November. And they have a vested interest in this success. LA has the annual Monty Conference.

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10 must-attend tech conferences in 2014

The Next Web

The Next Web, for one, started out as a conference and now hold annual events in Europe, United States, and Latin America. Velocity Web Performance and Operations. Techweek is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Detroit this year. Andrew Vest , Preferling. . Small Business Web Summit.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. It’s clear that America has a vested interest in promoting entrepreneurship in many regions in the country to stimulate innovation & job creation. I’m sure there’s much more.

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Startup founders: Here’s why vesting is your best friend

The Next Web

He is a graduate from The University of Chicago and former Director of TEDxUChicago. . This is why vesting is so important. Investing in vesting. In essence, vesting protects founders from each other and aligns incentives so everybody focuses towards a common goal: building a successful company. An example.

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How much equity for investors and employees?

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from David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA As discussed in my recent post about a TiE event on Chicago start ups, there are many factors to consider when taking in funding and employees. How often are you seeing immediate/accelerated vesting upon change of control? Many web 2.0 Id like to ask t.

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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

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In townslike Houston and Chicago and Detroit its too small to measure. When we startedit, there wasnt any; the few sites you could order from werehand-made at great expense by web consultants. It happens so oftenthat weve reversed our attitude to vesting. Afterthat theres not much. Why is the falloff so sharp?

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