How much equity to give my technical co-founder?

Joe Trumph Co Founder at Far & Beyond

November 29th, 2015

I have been the non-technical sole founder of my startup company for 8 months since it first started earlier this year from an idea and developing... More

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Salaries for Technical Co-Founders- When to Pay and How Much?

Candice Hughes, PhD, MBA

September 16th, 2013

I have been negotiating with a technical co-founder. However, he needs to have a salary to come on board... More

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Chief Technology Officer/Architect - Does it take salary and equity?

Allison Rosenberg, Ph.D.

May 13th, 2015

I recently lost a wizardly CTO/architect when, after hours of Skype over the period of a month, he laid it on the line and shared... More

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Any advice on finding technical co-founder?

Logan Koshenka Entrepreneur in Residence at Draper University - Entrepreneurship Programs

August 9th, 2015

I've been working on my startup for a while now, and the big obstacle in my way is finding a technical co-founder. I come from a very small town in... More

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Should you outsource Beta version of App before seeking Technical Co-Founder?

Anonymous

February 13th, 2015

I'm looking to work with a technical co-founder on developing my app as I have no coding skills. I've already got 190 people signed up to be notified... More

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CTO or VP of Engineering?

Melissa Corto CEO and Co- Founder at Education Modified

March 23rd, 2015

I am the founder of an edtech startup and both myself and my co-founder are non-technical. We are currently in an accelerator... More

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How to keep leverage as a non technical founder?

Anonymous

March 30th, 2016

I struggled for a year working fulltime as a founder and hired designers and engineers using my savings in an attempt to develop an MVP. We couldnt... More

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Thoughts on founder team with no CTO?

Edward M. Yang

April 14th, 2016

As everyone knows, the ratio of founders with marketing/business experience to technical founders is quite lopsided.What are your thoughts on a founder... More

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The chicken and the egg dilemma w/ regards to tech cofounder and funding?

Kurosh Hashemi Strategic and Product Marketing

April 8th, 2015

I'm finding that potential technical cofounders can only work with funded startups (or want money to help build the MVP). However, investors don't... More

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How much equity should I give to a new technical co-founder that I want to bring in to my company?

Grant Sernick Co-Founder at LoyolyPRO

June 17th, 2015

I'm an entrepreneur that has, through bootstrapping and a friends/family round, built a product and is currently in-market, with customers (not many...but... More

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