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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Before you go out looking for your Cofounder, you should also be thinking about what will motivate them as I talk about in How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide. Here's an example of that kind of email.

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How to calculate the equity split between co-founders in a startup

The Next Web

With all other things equal, that means that a 50/50 split between two co-founders (evenly split if there are more than two), or a 66/33 split based on the premium for coming up with the original idea, and for starting the initial development efforts and sourcing the original team. Is this person taking a salary or not?

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Rustam Gilfanov: “The Business Plan Of A Startup Is A Test Of The Idea’s Survival Potential”

YoungUpstarts

Together with IT businessman and investor Rustam Gilfanov, we try to figure out what one needs to take into account when designing a business plan for a startup. Remember that investors will not appreciate a business plan that features exorbitant salaries of the founders. The idea should be supported by a business plan.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Innovation can be a product, design, or a process of doing things to solve a technical problem. Industrial Design – Rights given for a product’s aesthetic or ornamental aspect. Common information includes processes, formulas, designs, practices, instruments, and patterns. Develop a founders agreement.

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

www.virtuosimedia.com

Design Articles and Tutorials. Graphic Design Theory. Design Downloads. Web Design. Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder. Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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Top 3 Life Skills That Can Actually Get You A Job

YoungUpstarts

by Blake Heron, founder of Skills Co. The new wave of opportunities has brought in good news for everyone around the world with average salaries continuously increasing since the last decade. No, we are not talking about your badass coding or your enchanting designing, we are talking about the most basic of life skills.