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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Even bigger is the desire to stick one’s middle finger up at all of the people who doubted you all along. We hired outside experts. We checked patents. We checked charge times. She has never given up despite setbacks. Marc Berte, the CTO, and a masters from MIT, is exceptionally gifted. It is safe.

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How Much Founder Stock Should You Offer Co-Founders?

Startup Professionals Musings

Two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. The default answer, to keep peace in the family, is to split everything equally, but that’s a terrible answer, since now no one is in control, and startups need a clear leader. Key to required patents or trade secrets.

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