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

fi.co

I was asked a question last week about co-founder compensation - specifically about guidance around splitting equity and salary requirements for the early contributors of a new startup. Will you work for the same salary? Ho Chi Minh City. Johannesburg. Kuala Lumpur. Los Angeles. Mexico City. Rio de Janeiro. Washington DC.

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Philadelphia University Commencement Speech – May 15th 2011

Steve Blank

In the middle of a Michigan winter, I stuck out my thumb and hitchhiked to Miami, the warmest place I could think of. I managed to find a job at the Miami International Airport loading racehorses onto cargo planes. If I hadn’t discovered something I truly loved to do, I might be driving a cab at the Miami airport.

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Instant Entrepreneurship: Buy a Business

The Startup Magazine

Startup a business from scratch, or buy a business that has done its MVP and maybe even has a track record of revenue and customers. If you are looking for local business, you can search on these sites for business in your locality, such as businesses for sale in Miami. Step 4: Take a salary for running the company. Conclusion.

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Clusters, Class, Culture and Unfair Advantages

Steve Blank

In the middle of a Michigan winter, I stuck out my thumb and hitchhiked to Miami, the warmest place I could think of. I managed to find a job at the Miami International Airport loading racehorses onto cargo planes. If I hadn’t discovered something I truly loved to do, I might be driving a cab at the Miami airport.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

So I went from San Diego to LA to Miami to the south of France. By the way, the salary, which was a good salary, was $27,000 entry salary, and engineers were paid $31,000 to $35,000. [00:10:30] You have been at five startups, you had an exit at your last company where you were the Chief Revenue Officer.

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Clusters, Class, Culture and Unfair Advantages

Steve Blank

In the middle of a Michigan winter, I stuck out my thumb and hitchhiked to Miami, the warmest place I could think of. I managed to find a job at the Miami International Airport loading racehorses onto cargo planes. If I hadn’t discovered something I truly loved to do, I might be driving a cab at the Miami airport.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I had worked my way up in the IT field to an $80,000 a year salary only to realize that any higher and it looked way more stressful and I was already spending more time with pictures of my kids than the real things. After graduating from Art School, I began working in the the film and television industry in Miami.