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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

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Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals. who start with small equity percentages don’t end up making very much from startups.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

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I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Before you go out looking for your Cofounder, you should also be thinking about what will motivate them as I talk about in How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide. Here's an example of that kind of email. Go to user groups.

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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Facebook had to resolve expensive and time-consuming litigation related to promising early hires senior positions and substantial equity stakes. Bill Gates – “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written.

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5 Ways Crowdfunding Is Not A Panacea For New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Online travel guide that is served up in-stream with restricted data size in the same was as Twitter. - Mo & I both have double majors with one being finance / econ. Targeting SMB’s (small & medium businesses).

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5 Priorities Before You Bypass Professional Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. billion globally by 2030, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

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