Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I’ve been the tech co-founder (CTO) of a startup for a year now. I wanted to develop an MVP of the non-tech cofounder’s (CEO) idea and get it into the…
The ‘Could Be’ Co-founder Compensation
Details: I joined a side hustle and within a year helped it evolve into a bootstrapped, profitable service company with a whole team and client portfolio.…
As the only tech cofounder, should I quit my startup?
I’m 23, “CTO” and I joined the startup almost one year ago in September 2019. I moved to an other country and left my friends and family for this project.…
Should I consider VAT tax [uk 20%] in my subscription price?
Launching a subscription service, &hope to make over the VAT threshold eventually, so ill need to register when that is the case.Should I inflate my…
Can i dilute my cofounders equity
so me and a couple of friends started this company. nothing is official yet but we have a verbal agreement for 58% me 10% for our CTO,2% advisor and 30%…
Co-founders want me out
HI all, Started my startup a few years ago with another co-founder. Put the money in with him ,bootstraped MVP, found the engineers tetc. Then we brought…
Is it reasonable to reconsider equity split if the founder is underperforming?
2.5 years ago, I started a company. Progress has been difficult, so was finding the right team. Turns out I’m somewhat difficult to work with, which I’ve…
We are a team of three co founders. What can you do if you are the only one committing 10 hours + and the rest is doing 9-5?
We are a team of three co founders. What can you do if you are the only one committing 10 hours + and the rest is doing 9-5?
I plan on leaving a small startup in 7 weeks, should I give notice?
I am planning to return to school soon. Our CEO is under the gun to meet some deadlines before the next board meeting, so I don’t want to stress him out…
Where do I find a trusted advisor and how do I protect my idea?
This may come off as very naive, but I have what I think is a very solid concept for a healthcare platform. I’ve vetted it with people I trust in this…
Sometimes although I know I have a lot to do, I just procrastinate. What about you?
My company is doing fine, we had a nice growth compared to last year and everything is fine in my personal life. It’s just I get these “fed up” moments…
What Direction Should I Take My Startup?
I run a very successful law practice. I have a ton of clients and I am successful with a solid reputation. I got very inspired and motivated to start a…
Scaling back just after launch?
We’ve just launched our company and the offering is really broad. I’m finding that my co-founder is very much taking it in a direction that I don’t agree…
How much should early employees receive in a acqui-hires?
I understand money is paid back to the investors – but how much money are early employees supposed to get in the pool that is left over – say they owned…
What to do about co-founders?
I have two senior managers in my company. (Hesitant to say co-founders as I started the business and have since brought them onboard). One who is a great…
How to calculate pre-revenue partner buy-in and impact from unequal partner cash investment?
I have a start-up with 2 partners. One year in. All 3 of us have been full-time on development. Pre-revenue. One more person has planned to join us since…
How do you become an entrepreneur if you’re older, have family, loans, etc?
My wife and I are thinking of starting the entrepreneurship journey. We have a great idea (SaaS in LegalTech), we’ve done market research, we’ve talked to…
Should my investor be paid wages from day one of his investment?
The investment he has put in to the company has gone in to his directors loan to be paid back to him through the company but he also requested he was paid…
How do I (the CTO) Find Alignment with the CEO?
Not sure how to phrase things (or maybe I’m asking the wrong questions), but I’ll ask it anyway to at least get the conversation started. On Feb 2, I…
Why would a programmer in SV start a startup these days?
So I just noticed the insane amount of “total compensation” of programmers these days. From 200K for fresh grads to 500K at Facebook for Sr Software…
How do you handle a multi-year employment gap as a developer?
This question is for software devs who have had multi-year employment gap & returned back to employment after the gap. I am wondering if you had to pad…
How do I get hired at a startup as an older person?
I have an extensive background in Sales / Sales Mgmt / Management / Bus. Dev. / Operations and want to work for a startup. I’m not a 20-something, but…
How do I get my business partner to get on board?
In the process of launching a retail business. So far, I have done all the paperwork, research, marketing, accounting, social media/account setup and paid…
How to develop brand & business skills as a CTO?
We’re 2 years old with a team of 10(3 co-founders and the rest 7 engineers). Being a CTO, the majority of my time goes into dealing with tech projects and…
What do you do when a business that is very interested in partnering with your startup ghosts you?
I had five businesses that were very interested in partnering with my startup they just needed to see more on pricing … I sent them it and then no…
Wife of Startup Founder: Do Startups need to have timelines, projections and financial plans?
My husband started an AI tech startup a year ago and over this period I’ve had little visibility into how it’s all going. He has been building an app…
How can I raise money to launch?
I have a great product but I don’t have to financial ability to launch or run a pilot project. I don’t know whether to approach investors because I feel…
Can one startup provide management service contract to a close-ish competitor?
I’m the CEO of a startup and have been approached by a near competitor, also a startup, to join their team. The competitor seems to need my skills and…
What is an ex-cofounder entitled to?
First of all, my organization is really informal and there are no legal material or formal agreements and no one has money invested in it. It probably…
How to Handle Partners Afraid of Leveling Up?
I’m CTO of a small fintech startup. We raised a decent amount of seed funding, enough runway for most of next year, and the product launches next month.…