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Joseph Galarneau Founder and CEO at Mezzobit, creating transparency and control for Internet data

May 27th, 2013

We had two core cofounders and decided to add two additional cofounders (a general counsel and a chief architect) to dramatically increase our changes... More

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Whether to bring a friend as co-founder or founding team?

Sachin Gupta Founder @ Stealth Mode

Last updated on July 25th, 2017

I started working on a startup idea 6 months back. Built an initial demo/prototype. Met investors and raised some angel investment to build and launch... More

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My role as the inventor of patent pend. system in new company started in partnership w market giant?

Kia Utzon-Frank MA Royal College of Art. Inventor of the patent-pending blinds system 'The Louver Twisting Comb', goldsmith and designer

November 3rd, 2015

Recently I have been contacted by a company who is interested in taking on my invention for a new type of window blinds system and they want to start... More

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How would you reboot a product that is getting traction, but has no team?

Chris Schultz Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

June 24th, 2015

I funded and incubated a product over the last couple years. I pulled together a team of co-founders and stepped into an investor role, funding the... More

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Why is it so difficult to find a technical co-founder for your start-up?

Ankit Khanna Founder & CEO @EnrouteCo, Accomplished Product Manager, MBA @HEC Paris

Last updated on September 22nd, 2017

I am working on an idea and have an MVP ready by using freelance developers. However, with feedback coming in fast now, there is a need for someone... More

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When should I form my Founders Agreement and should I seek legal advice?

Chukwuma Okpalugo Business School student

Last updated on December 4th, 2017

To all the co-founders with Founders Agreements: (1) How much time and money did you spend on it? (2) Did you get legal advice? (3) How long after... More

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My co-founders have genuine reasons why they can't contribute as much as I want them to, but I'm getting impatient. What should I do?

Anonymous

April 2nd, 2017

I'd really appreciate any contributions that can help. I am a design engineering (mech.) university student. Last year, a friend came to me with an... More

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What is the right title for our startup's first employee leading business development?

Anonymous

November 6th, 2015

We are a tech startup serving the mortgage industry. Our first non-founding full time employee (still equity only, pre-funding) has come on... More

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Frustrated with my Co-Founder as he is not a leader so I still have to hold his hand.

Anonymous

Last updated on October 7th, 2017

I'm a female Founder and I have a male Co-founder. I have to write this down because people assume things, that's also a part of my frustration. I'm... More

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Is it ok to have friends help for free in the early stages?

Laurel Lee Improve lives by making it easy to find, participate and share what is going on in the community.

June 17th, 2017

I have friends offering to invest not insignificant amounts of time in the early stages. They have made clear that they do not want to be co-founders,... More

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