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Piercing the Corporate Veil of Sweat Equity

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Piercing the Corporate Veil – Sweat Equity Consulting. Some have been as co-founder, most have been as a consultant with the possibility of becoming an paid employee, “as soon as we close our funding round.” If you did, why would you be consulting for sweat equity instead of investing as a VC or for yourself?

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Things to Avoid When Recruiting Co-founders

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Show Metrics If you ask me to be a co-founder or even just a consultant, you’re essentially asking me to invest in your company with my time. As an investor, I will expect the same metrics an investor would get. Don’t tell me your metrics are a secret and please don’t tell me you have to “look them up.&#

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Maternova and the Business of Saving Lives: A Secret to Success Story

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“It took an enormous investment of sweat equity on both our parts,” Allyson admits. As an employee of Palo Alto Software, I remember reading about Maternova because in 2012, they won the “Business Boost” competition we were sponsoring, and a grand prize of $10,000. The Lean Startup by Erik Reis.