View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Founding splits typically acknowledge that more senior folks or folks in C-level positions will have a larger founders’ equity percentage than more junior or staff-level co-founders. Capital Investment & Sweat Equity. Both of these are typically reflected in the founder equity split. Ideation/IP.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Founding splits typically acknowledge that more senior folks or folks in C-level positions will have a larger founders’ equity percentage than more junior or staff-level co-founders. In other cases, some co-founders might forgo salary early on (if their personal circumstances permit) to earn an additional share of “sweat” equity.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Founding splits typically acknowledge that more senior folks or folks in C-level positions will have a larger founders’ equity percentage than more junior or staff-level co-founders. In other cases, some co-founders might forgo salary early on (if their personal circumstances permit) to earn an additional share of “sweat” equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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. By separating the name in a lease arrangement, I was also hoping to be able to offer greater equity to a potential co-founder and early employees.

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Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 23, 2011

Not only are there key contractual issues that must be buttoned-down (like vesting and IP assignment ), but also there is a minefield of laws and regulations that must be complied with. Introduction I love working with startups – and trying to protect founders and watch their backs.

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Piercing the Corporate Veil – Sweat Equity Consulting. But much like becoming a co-founder, getting paid sweat equity is essentially becoming an investor in the company. If you did, why would you be consulting for sweat equity instead of investing as a VC or for yourself? GrasshopperHerder.com.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Very interesting article, at my Firm we share many of your insights, starting by performance based compensation (often linked to sweat equity). IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. And a year later, they helped us raising funds, proving this positionning was not that bad. link] Luis Rivera. link] Luis Rivera.

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