Early Stage Equity Fractional CTO Product Development 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Always seek input.
Business Plan Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2013
This is true for early stage funding as well as venture capital funding. If you have a technical background and you are focused on product development, consider a co-founder with a sales and marketing background that can focus on selling your world class product. Be sure to leave plenty of equity for investors.
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David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Not surprisingly, the list above also is ranked from least to most equity stake in an investment for the investor, relative to the cash they invest. How would one set up such a startup to eventually raise capital from outside VCs, who will be wary of ‘dead equity’ (i.e., equity that belongs to departed cofounders)? The cliffs?
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
So for this first post, here’s the best advice I can give you: join an awesome founding team and get your product out the door ASAP. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. This happens a lot.
www.quora.com
JANUARY 16, 2011
Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Then with the simple product built, if you can prove it has legs, finding a developer to come aboard and build it out will be easy. Rockstar v.
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