And with that, it was clear to see how much these startups could accomplish with so little capital and just sweat equity. OK, I may be biased having been an early stage VC based out of New York since 1996, but I must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the Techstars NYC Demo Day event yesterday was simply awesome. MORE >>

And with that, it was clear to see how much these startups could accomplish with so little capital and just sweat equity. OK, I may be biased having been an early stage VC based out of New York since 1996, but I must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the Techstars NYC Demo Day event yesterday was simply awesome. MORE >>

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”. About. MORE >>

Lean startup: o It’s situational so some businesses are operationally/people intensive, high LTV (lifetime value) means you can spend more upfront. If you need money to even hire a developer [means you cannot even excite one person to put in some sweat equity – not a good sign about your ability to motivate people.]. The answer? MORE >>

since inception I have invested $25,000 cash and my partner no cash but sweat equity. If I'm understanding your correctly, the original LLC has morphed into this new business, and the original LLC had no investors or equity holders other than you and your partner. guess I need help with company structure and ownership. MORE >>