Customer Operations Technical Cofounder Valuation 
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a cofounder or two. Giving a cofounder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want. Each cofounder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors, and large potential customers. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility. But don’t get greedy.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors, and large potential customers. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility. But don’t get greedy.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2018
Those that do it right also have the unprecedented opportunity to join the elite ranks of 250 unicorns (relatively new companies with a current valuation of over $1 billion). Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. Validate your solution with a prototype and real customers.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors and large potential customers. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility. But don’t get greedy.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2016
Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors, and large potential customers. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility. But don’t get greedy.
blog.nahurst.com
JULY 19, 2010
Nathan Hursts Blog Thoughts on Software, Technology, and Startups « Back to blog Im on the technical side of entrepreneurship in NYC. The graphic below balances the risks cofounders take with their relative contributions to help answer this question. I love programming, board games, and my wife. This doesnt have to be the case.
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