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Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA

fi.co

Los Angeles. Washington DC. I was asked a question last week about co-founder compensation - specifically about guidance around splitting equity and salary requirements for the early contributors of a new startup. Let me start by saying I think the only wrong answer in how to split co-founder equity is 50/50.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. We do home equity funds without interest or monthly payments in exchange for sharing in the future upside/downside of home values. We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5

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Why Are Venture Capitalists Ignoring The Future? The Emerging Domestic Economy

David Teten

I published in 2010 a research study on best practices in how private equity and VC funds source investments. We have seen this first-hand, with some of our best investments being located outside of the hub geographies, e.g., Cornerstone On Demand in Los Angeles.