Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2011

It is increasingly popular to have “founder dating&# or “startup weekend hackathons&# of some variety or the other. You often have very limited perspective on whether this person will continue to be a great partner 2 years down the line, 4 years down the line, 8 years down the line. Hire your co-founder.

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. In practice, you raise money or hire an employee because you need to, not because you want to. Say the equity equation tells you to pay a prospective hire above market. You should still pay the hire a market rate and save the company some equity. If no, she is a no hire.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. Build in founder vesting (a.k.a.

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