Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

If an early very experienced developer has 1%, and a less senior dev has 0.5%, those become two reference points for the next dev hire. CEO), a unique personal brand, recruiting ability, experience, network/relationships, domain expertise, or other special circumstances. Post-funding, the founder’s ownership is: Alice.

Equity 71

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

Would you want to run the risk that your former employer could have a claim against the intellectual property you’ve created because you broke company policies and developed your ideas on company resources? If you can’t find somebody any technical resources at all through networking please consider keeping your day job.

Founder Vesting 365

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Jane and Dick worked together at Denver Health, the nation’s “most wired” hospital according to Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine. Through a series of conversations, Jane and Dick have come up with the idea to develop a social network tailored to the medical community. This will save a lot of pain down the road.

Equity 137

Equity Finance Pre-Money Valuation Denver 137

venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Breakups are hard If you’re going to fall out with your co-founder, do it early, recover the equity into the option pool to keep the company going, and recruit someone else great to fill the missing slot. Build in founder vesting (a.k.a. As it happens to be, I am looking for a lead developer.

Cofounder 101

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