Equity
Pros & Cons of Startup Share Options
By Martin at October 18, 2013 | 10:21 am | 0 Comment
Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup today?” In reality, the number of shares doesn’t mean anything – it’s your percent of the total that you need to negotiate. For example, 200,000 more...
Now Software Developers Can Get Equity While Coding For A Startup
By VisionwizTeam at August 29, 2012 | 12:31 pm | 0 Comment
Now software developers can get equity while coding for a startup. How? Via LateLab. What Is LateLab LateLab aims to provide you equity by trading codes. Equity will be awarded to the developer after the code is tested and released to the public in beta form. The equity you receive will vest over a 2 year period, monthly starting immediately after more...
How To: Allocate or Split the Equity among Co-founders
By Martin at April 24, 2012 | 8:15 am | 0 Comment
One of the first tough decisions that startup founders have to make is how to allocate or split the equity among co-founders. The easy answer of splitting it equally among all co-founders, since there is minimal value at that point, is usually the worst possible answer, and often results in a later startup failure due to an obvious inequity. Another common “failure more...
