www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2019

In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ Most of us learn that fact from other partner relationships, like dating and marriage. All decisions will be made jointly.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors. Investors are wary of “equal partners,” who may jeopardize a timely decision. Solo entrepreneurs rarely find an investor.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. The first time we hired partners for Kibin was way back in late 2009. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Post navigation. ← Previous. You can read more about that here. It was a much different time then.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2017

In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ Most of us learn that fact from other partner relationships, like dating and marriage. We both have the same vision.”

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Partner Cofounder Sweat Equity Startup 149

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. Sweat equity. Startup founders typically invest some real dollars into their new startup as well as months or years of their time with no salary. Deep-dive meeting. Ramen-profitable.

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Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2013

In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ Most of us learn that fact from other partner relationships, like dating and marriage. We both have the same vision.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ Most of us learn that fact in other partner relationships, like dating and marriage. We both have the same vision.”

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. How can I go about looking for a (very) good programmer willing to do this as sweat equity?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ Most of us learn that in other partner relationships, like dating and marriage. Investors routinely decline to fund co-founders who are siblings, or in a romantic relationship. “We I’ll put in the money, if you put in the sweat equity.”

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Many people have reached out sharing knowing and kind words about our journey and choice to wind down our venture, as well as their appreciation for my choice to pull back the curtain on what is statistically a common road for many founders. It details a landscape founders like me are excited to sink their teeth into? Of course not!

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2010

If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ Most of us learn that in other partner relationships, like dating and marriage. Investors routinely decline to fund co-founders who are siblings, or in a romantic relationship. “We I’ll put in the money, if you put in the sweat equity.”

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Cofounder Founder Sweat Equity Startup 207

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Called Tim Spicer (c-companies partner) and he told him matt, they only want one thing, more warrant coverage!!! And he said ok got it.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Founders seem to take for granted exactly how in demand a good programmer is. Simultaneously, founders tend to take for granted how in demand bad programmers are too. Another option is sweat equity. Motivation to work for sweat equity is something else that founders tend to take for granted.

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grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If you’re waiting for a technical co-founder to put up a landing page with signup form, you’re lazy. 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. I just need a co-founder to web enable it!" Names redacted.)

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Legendary partners all. That’s when you need that “perfect partner.” Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. To find out more about how co-founders can help startups succeed,and how founders can find the right partners, I talked with Kaviani and Julie Edge, Ph.D.,

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Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2013

In the startup world, you hear the title “co-founder” a lot more than “founder.” It’s almost as if we – the startup community – have been led to believe that you need partners. Some with partners, others without. Am I implying that I must be smarter than those partners? Some were impressive, others not so much.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Legendary partners all. That’s when you need that “perfect partner.” Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. To find out more about how co-founders can help startups succeed,and how founders can find the right partners, I talked with Kaviani and Julie Edge, Ph.D.,

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

Meg Wirth and Allyson Cote, founders of Maternova. I was fortunate enough to speak with co-founder Allyson Cote, and hear the Maternova story, as well as some of its exciting plans for the future. “It took an enormous investment of sweat equity on both our parts,” Allyson admits. We can do better.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

You need to identify pricing details, sales channels, strategic partners and a customized marketing plan consistent with your industry and target segment. Quantify founder investments, both cash and sweat-equity. What are your specific marketing and sales plans? Highlight elements of traction you already have.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2020

The relationship between a founder and their startup is a unique one?—?we’re We made it from nothing, built it up with sweat equity, do everything in our means to make this thing grow, and wait to see what happens. We didn’t have the exuberance of first time founders in the first year of their business?—?we

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2016

by Anand Srinivasan, founder of LeadJoint.com. To get started, visit your local REIA meetings to meet investors who you may partner with and work out a commission for successfully flipping properties. This is often a fantastic opportunity if you are already a skilled roofer or carpenter who can offer sweat equity.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Sweat Equity. “I Your first proof of concept can be done without a technical co-founder or a lot of money. Additionally, I found some trusted partners who had solid backgrounds to join me. You can use your own savings to fund your company and move to a cheaper area to save money. Inexpensive Freelance Labor.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. We were obviously wrong about Untitled Partners’ ability to grow through the subsequent downturn. #19 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

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Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

Gust

AUGUST 7, 2012

Problems with the founders. For example, I saw a founder tell investors, during a pitch session, that some investors screwed him and his previous partners were dishonest. Sweat equity can be a problem. And of course founders making more than market-justified salaries is a problem too. The next [whatever].

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For startup founders, it’s never too early to start thinking about putting together a target market advisory board. In other cases, they may come from your channel partners or elsewhere. As founders, your job includes selling product to customers, stock to investors, and opportunity to employees.

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Advisory Board Sweat Equity Marketing Vertical 48

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I am looking for funding of $50K in startup funds, and would like to partner with the right investor to provide this and other future funding as needed. I would like my sweat equity and existing IP to be the risk that I incur without also risking an asset that could easily represent the majority of my total assets.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. At the end of the period, all profits and proceeds are distributed to the various partners on a pre-determined split. Venture capitalists Cut Tough Deals.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. If your presentation is compelling and detailed enough, you might be able to get them to become a full partner. Otherwise, you will have to offer actual compensation (read salary) in addition to corporate shares.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review NDA 41

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

At the end, I asked myself what are the most critical resources I need to be successful and the answer was partners and developers. When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. Post-Mortem Title : Untitled Partners Post-Mortem. Company : Untitled Partners.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Designmantic Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Sergey Brin – Co-founder of ‘Google’. Brin was a college graduate who, with his partner Larry Page secured funding to launch ‘Google’; a search engine that would eventually be considered as one of the most valuable brands in the world according to Forbes.com. Ben Cohen – Co-founder of ‘Ben & Jerry’s’.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Basing a consultant’s compensation on the incremental revenue they generate is a great example of a deal that is on The Fringe (for other creative approaches to partnering, see Agreements on The Fringe). Interview: Scott Dinsmore, Co-Founder Cumbre Capital and author of the inspirational blog, LiveYourLegend. |. link] Luis Rivera.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2017

Our founders thought, “Why is it so hard to actually get ahold of someone at a business? Mark Cuban has famously said, “Sweat equity is the best startup capital.” Should you have a partner or outside investors? But a business partner can bring an (often necessary) skill set and perspective to the business.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. A little piece of advice for future founders: find something that turns revenue quick, profitable and cash flow positive quick and forget about fantasy businesses that take a decade to turn profitable like twitter! .

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

Funding has only become more difficult to pursue and isn’t always a viable option for early-on founders to pursue. Solid choices in co-founders can make or break a company’s success. During the early days, these are your key contributors and they must be willing to put as much sweat equity into the organization as you are.

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