View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You don’t really need to worry about how much common stock will be set aside for an employee option pool or how much preferred stock might be issued from raising future VC rounds in order to determine an equitable founder stock division. Capital Investment & Sweat Equity. Ideation/IP.

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Equity Founder Sweat Equity Cofounder 315

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You don’t really need to worry about how much common stock will be set aside for an employee option pool or how much preferred stock might be issued from raising future VC rounds in order to determine an equitable founder stock division. Both of these are typically reflected in the founder equity split.

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Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 255

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You don’t really need to worry about how much common stock will be set aside for an employee option pool or how much preferred stock might be issued from raising future VC rounds in order to determine an equitable founder stock division. Both of these are typically reflected in the founder equity split.

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Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 173

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 23, 2011

Not only are there key contractual issues that must be buttoned-down (like vesting and IP assignment ), but also there is a minefield of laws and regulations that must be complied with. In short, employees must be paid at least the applicable minimum wage (and typically, at least semi-monthly).

Accredited Investor 82

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. This mistake, if left uncorrected, could have resulted in significant negative tax consequences for both our employees and the company. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup.

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