Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? If you need money to even hire a developer [means you cannot even excite one person to put in some sweat equity – not a good sign about your ability to motivate people.].

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

In contrast with a startup such as Kiva, the drive to fix real problems, make and impact and give to the community makes traditional business feel vain, and startups all the more inspiring. Unsurprisingly, this seems to weed out the less passionate people, while encouraging others to put in sweat equity in their own ideas.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Last Friday, June 21st I sent the following message out to our community of users, colleagues, friends and supporters. As we self-funded on a tiny amount of cash, sweat equity and vision, we also worked in a methodical manner, moving the ball down the field week by week. This home-grown community is extra-ordinary.

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

“It took an enormous investment of sweat equity on both our parts,” Allyson admits. The more moms we can save, the healthier and better those communities and families will be. What started as a basic obstetrics kit, adopted early on by doctors and midwives, has expanded into a global, online marketplace.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

We will continue to add articles and we hope that others will too and that The Path will become a community owned project. __. Most commonly that’s done through freelance arrangements and sweat equity deals. When it goes live we will add a bunch of practical guides like the one below and some case studies. Key takeaways.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. Three notes before we begin: After reading these, you realize more than ever that the startup community is really like no other. It takes a lot of work to build a community. Company : Boompa.com. We like data.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. Management has the wrong pedigree, is geographically undesirable, competes in the wrong industry, and/or has a business model that lacks "scalability credibility" with the venture community.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2012

Walker is one of the most amazing women on this list, building a vast business empire with little more than sweat equity and a great idea. African-American teacher and businesswoman Maggie Walker was a pretty amazing woman, both in business and in the community. billion in today’s dollars) at the time of her death.

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Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2013

It’s almost as if we – the startup community – have been led to believe that you need partners. Jealous of the equity pie being split in three equal pieces, the other two decided to vote me out. Or as they put it, “you can stay, you just can’t keep your equity.” Without a salary, why would I do that?!

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Community Resources. Benjamin Kuker May 17, 2011 Tweet I have a feeling I might step on a few toes with this article, but finding a technical cofounder for an online business idea is a topic that I’ve seen come up often across a number of business community websites. Our Newsletters Contact Us. About Virtuosi Media. Our Services.

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Designmantic Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We measured our success not just by how much money we made, but by how much we contributed to the community. Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. The co-founder of one of the most loved ice cream brands started off with nothing but a correspondence in ice cream making and $14,000.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Thanks to Jacob Dayan, Community Tax. #5 All the sweat equity that comes with being an entrepreneur is all worth it when you see your business grow into the vision you had when you started. 5 – Uniquely Mine. Photo Credit: R. Shawn McBride. I love the freedom to add value to the world in a way that is uniquely mine.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

In their startup post-mortem, Nouncer discussed their decision to be in NY as one that hurt their company stating : In my case, New York didn’t lack money, community, able workers, or smart people with good advice. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 24, 2019

Exactly, the prior product would have been a kind of clunky speedometer that had no connectivity to a community or to a manufacturer to your phone. So we try to crack that in terms of creating that community who give products the audience and visibility, and that just simply didn’t exist, we start the Grommet.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Are they well regarded in the community? The percentage owned by the entrepreneur after the investment has been made is the “sweat equity” that represents the work the entrepreneur has done to get to this point. Are they well regarded in the community? Do they have an index of members’ experience that you can see?

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Small Business Force

AUGUST 22, 2009

Your business is typically the single largest element of your asset base and estate, often with both real capital tied up and huge amounts of sweat equity invested. Ask those from the investment banking community for their opinion. It's an emotionally charged, often intensely personal matter for you, the entrepreneur.

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Small Business Force

AUGUST 22, 2009

Your business is typically the single largest element of your asset base and estate, often with both real capital tied up and huge amounts of sweat equity invested. Ask those from the investment banking community for their opinion. It's an emotionally charged, often deeply personal matter for you, the entrepreneur.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Im a UX and front end designer bootstrapping my own products with pure sweat equity at night but always looking for someone else to partner with(engineer/programmer)to bring these ideas life. If the developer is going to take 80% of the initial risk, dont offer them 20% of the equity. Insightful. Thanks much. Very useful.

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