He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. MORE >>

The rest can be outsourced to wherever (Estonia – Skype; someone mentioned digg above; you can even send this junk to India and get it with questionable quality). Thus had to spend hard cash building a half way completed demo outsourced to India. How To Get There. think I just really feared working for the Man. Gladly! No office. MORE >>

Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. I have been meaning to get to discussing blue-sky opportunities at the roundtables, and this week we did some of that. Whether it is in the emerging markets or in the U.S., Sponsor. CrowdEngineering. Kir Devries. Discuss. MORE >>

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. Use  [link]  – requires knowledge of SEO and keywords. Maple Butter. Search for: Videos. About. Crazy! Tweet. Crazy! MORE >>

How can I go about looking for a (very) good programmer willing to do this as sweat equity? You can find a technologist to join you as a partner, for half of the company’s equity. It’s common for a college student to do a sweat equity partnership with another college student. have a related dilemma. 10-15/hour. MORE >>