The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders? MORE >>

April 26th, 2011 LA Startup Personality: Paige Craig of BetterWorks Posted by: Travis | 8 Comments » Paige Craig Paige Craig is a marine, an “ adrenaline fueled angel &# and now the CEO & Cofounder of BetterWorks - an Los Angeles based company focused on “Making Work Rewarding.&# The Startup Cafe Get Covered! Enjoyed this? MORE >>

I often get asked about finding cofounders and I usually give the standard list of characteristics of what I look for in a founder. And I emphasize the value of a founding team with complementary skills sets – i.e. the hacker/hustler/designer  cofounder archetype for web/mobile apps.  But  Taking Time. MORE >>

I recently received an email asking some advice about co-founders, specifically about whether a 50/50 ownership split makes sense for a startup. Well, in the past few years I’ve had experiences of failed co-founder partnerships and with my latest startup Buffer I found a better solution for my own personality. MORE >>

One of the first tough decisions that startup founders have to make is how to allocate or split the equity among co-founders. Building a product doesn’t get it distributed and sold. In many cases, one founder has started earlier and brings an important completed piece of work to the table, and that can have great value. MORE >>