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Lessons Learned: Employees should be masters of their own time

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Teamwork and a vested interest in success of the whole group is crucial. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? The military teaches a similar concept from day one, but approaches it slightly differently, something along the lines of, "If one of us fails, we ALL fail."

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Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits

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In my dataset, half of the teams had neglected to include any dynamic elements (vesting, buyout terms, and the like) in their equity agreements, sentencing themselves to the same risks faced by the Zipcar and govWorks.com teams. How should founders deal with such developments? .” How should founders deal with such developments?

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