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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups

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Same Value for Sweat Equity as Investment Dollars? Jason Cohen in How to think about cash vs. equity compensation (definitely read the comments) provides similar kinds of formulas. The key in his approach is that equity compensation should be viewed the same way that you view investment. the better the startup will be.

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

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Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. How can I go about looking for a (very) good programmer willing to do this as sweat equity?