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Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups

SoCal CTO

I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders vs. Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." Same Value for Sweat Equity as Investment Dollars?

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Some Good Startups Don’t Qualify For Equity Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? There is no discussion of equity, or return on investment. Personal loans from individuals, employees and board members.

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How to split startup equity between startup founders when starting a new business

The Startup Magazine

Equity distribution among co-founders may be a complex procedure while starting any business. How you split founder startup equity can be even harder for a tech startup due to different roles and contributions from the founders. You can utilize a co founder equity calculator to properly divide equity amongst co-founders. .

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CMO CTO COO Equity and Compensation

SoCal CTO

I was just asked about a particular startup situation (seed stage, CMO hire, non-founder) and particularly what compensation and equity is appropriate. Quick & Dirty How-To: Employee Stock Option Allocations Seed Stage Compensation What are typical compensation numbers?

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. In exchange for attending an accelerator, startups give up 5% to 10% of their company’s equity. In return for the lower risk, a venture studio typically takes a larger percentage of equity.

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals. And let’s be honest, most employees, advisors, etc.

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What Your Nonprofit Board Should Know About Pay Equity  

Board Effect

We’ll review the challenges with pay equity and offer ways your board can improve it. Racial Equity in Nonprofit Compensation . Racial equity has been an issue in business, society, and nonprofits. Ultimately to achieve pay equity, nonprofits must also achieve racial equity. Nonprofit Salary Transparency .

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