www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Should You Share Equity with Consultants? Science and Technology Technology. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We The 2011 Inc. 500|5000 List. The 2011 Top Lists. 500|5000 Conference.

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www.avc.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

I got this formula from a big compensation consulting firm. But it is based on a common practive in compensation consulting. The other important data point is the number of fully diluted shares. You get that by dividing the best value of your company ($25mm) by the fully diluted shares outstanding (10mm).

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

So let’s take stock: What do we offer? Think of Werner Vogels (CTO of Amazon), Guido van Rossem (founder of Python programming language and senior engineer at Dropbox) or the more senior Gerard Kleisterlee (chairman of Vodafone). We have great intellectual property protection, and have efficient ways to enforce contracts.

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Should founders have anti-dilution rights? I am being offered a single digit percentage of outstanding shares, which I believe is based on the founder’s application of a share distribution as though I am in a CTO or a Director Of Engineering role. You’d have to look at your stock options contract. Five years?

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Vlad and his team at DarwinApps are considering launching DevFund — their attempt at cofounding companies by developing the MVP technology.

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www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Type to Add and Search Questions; Search Topics and People Startups Startup Compensation Entrepreneurship Compensation Stock Options Major Internet Companies Silicon Valley Why is there such a large founder to early employee equity drop-off? Is there a difference between getting equity, stock, shares? link] 8/12/15.

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