SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders are likely not paid for a long time and have a sizeable equity percentage for early risk and having the concept. Same Value for Sweat Equity as Investment Dollars?

Equity 391

Equity CTO Hire Startup Examples 391

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2023

Others with the right confidence and personality were able to garner funding, despite a weak business plan. Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Customer 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2020

Others with the right confidence and personality were able to garner funding, despite a weak business plan. Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Customer 127

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2018

Love Goodly recently launched its own crowd equity funding campaign. We're a little different from the sample size products out there. The funding we're going for now, is to continue scaling the business. That's another initiative we're using this funding for. What is Love Goodly? The value is always tremendous.

Startup 157

Startup Commerce Los Angeles Product 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2015

Others with the right confidence and personality were able to garner funding, despite a weak business plan. Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Customer 106

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

At the time, they were shipping out CD ROMs with 300 albums, album artwork, and three song samples each. That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. in 2009, and through that process I learned a lot about local businesses, and about customer acquisition pain points.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2016

Others with the right confidence and personality were able to garner funding, despite a weak business plan. Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give.

Startup 57

Startup Entrepreneur Sample Ideas 57