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Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA

fi.co

Los Angeles. In a post on his blog , Dave Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of Bundled.com and Director of the Seattle Founder Institute , explains why spiltting equity 50/50 amongst co-founders is almost never the right answer, because each co-founder will have their own expectations, commitment, and goals regarding the startup.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. They don’t assign tasks and then whisk off to Aspen or to Hawaii or Miami or wherever else tech gatherings are happening. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get).

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. We do home equity funds without interest or monthly payments in exchange for sharing in the future upside/downside of home values. We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5

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Why Are Venture Capitalists Ignoring The Future? The Emerging Domestic Economy

David Teten

I published in 2010 a research study on best practices in how private equity and VC funds source investments. We have seen this first-hand, with some of our best investments being located outside of the hub geographies, e.g., Cornerstone On Demand in Los Angeles.