I’m a single Founder. Just incorporated my company. What would be the decent percentage of shares I should issue myself?
Hey guys, I have incorporated a company recently in Delaware. Authorized shares is 10 million. Currently my product is under development. It might take 4…
How much should the cap be on my own founder investment?
I bootstrapped my startup product to launch with about $50K, and am now getting inquiries for Seed/Series A investment. How should I set up my initial…
Have we failed?
I do not know how to judge the success or failure for our startup. I joined as an employee but eventually became a CoFounder after realizing that my…
Getting the word out about your startup?
My difficulty is getting initial ‘word-out’ with a startup. I’ve been in business for many years. I know a lot of stuff. Others have paid me to help them.…
Self appointed CFO turned COO asking for more equity.
My co-founder is a finance person and an old friend who was appointed as a CFO of my startup. I am a founder who bootstrapped the MVP and acting CTO while…
Can you file tax as a FTE and for startup/freelance work??
For part of last year I was working as a freelancer while pushing my startup. The rest of the year was getting paid a salary at a full-time job while I…
Pressures of startup company causing mental deterioration?
My boyfriend is a game programmer and he works maybe 70 hours per week at a startup. I never see him, we always fight, and even though he is one of the…
Share redistribution
I am a solo founder, my shares are distributed 999-1, the 1 going to family just because I needed two directors. I realized that I needed a partner. After…
Continuing Start-up with (future) Husband & Wife
This question has been in my mind from sometime, I’m part of founding member of start-up where 3 core members are part of it, 2 of them being in a long…
How can I whittle ideas down and take action?
I have always had ideas, some great, most of them awful. However, I have decided I don’t want to get old and regret not having taken action. I am…
Raise money quickly at a low valuation
Hi everyone, I launched a startup few months ago with an angel, the company started well, we are solving a real issue, we have complementary team profile,…
Can you sell an idea?
I have an idea for the online gaming industry which has the potential to be massive and the way technology advances these days its only a matter of time…
How can I structure a part equity compensation when the owner is the majority shareholder and the four employees receive bonus and no equity?
I am waiting for an offer letter from a start up asset management company. The position being offered is a good one. But I want an equity play instead. I…
My wife wants to be a part of my startup. I don’t want that. We have fights. Is there a way I can defuse the situation?
She feels left out and excluded. She’s got some skill, but I don’t want even the merest hint of nepotism. I’m not willing to outsource anything to her…
The part-time Co-founder
Just started my first company, previously only co-founded in a later stage… Just build the concierge MVP myself and now I would like to automate all the…
How often do cofounder relationships become an impediment to startup success?
working on a project to develop cofounder relationship support services, trying to estimate level of potential demand.
When investors ask your exit strategy but you know you are in it for the long-term (IPO), should you still reference being acquired?
The chances for an IPO are a long-shot, however, we don’t want to focus on short-term goals. We don’t want to turn investors away, especially when raising…
If I have interest from a VC, how can I leverage that to get other VCs interested?
Obviously just because one VC is interested in what I am doing doesn’t mean that others will be, but what should I be doing to let the VC community know…
Choosing between a job and third attempt at a Startup
I have run 2 startups in India in the Data analytics domain mainly in the Algorithmic Trading in India. I am facing a lot of difficulties trying to…
Bootstrapping tech founder needing a day job
I’ve come to the point that I need to go back to work and get a day job to live while I finish building my startup. Have overcome setbacks, co-founder…
Getting two IITians on board as my co-founders or having them work for me as outsource contractors.
I am Sachin non-technical business professional who has this awesome, fully validated online app concept involving games. I have been on the lookout for a…
How to get into San Francisco Tech scene?
We’re a startup from NYC visiting SF for the first time for meetings. How do we meet more people in the SF tech scene? Where do people go? How do we get…
I’m a recent college grad working at a startup and my boss is emotionally abusing me. What do I do?
I have a clinical anxiety and depression, a learning disorder, and a history of familial emotional abuse, but I performed well enough to get hired and…
Partnership brings value but possible partner values their worth more than they can bring to the party.
We have a 3 man team that has seen limited success in B2B mobile development. Cashflow is headed in the right direction but all 3 members continue to…
Should I quit the startup?
I don’t think my co-founder has what it takes to start a company, sometimes i feel like i am filling in for him, he is too much dependent on me for all…
What are some good ways to source new, independent investors?
We are raising our seed round in three series: Series 1 Seed, Series 2 Seed and Series 3 Seed. We have some industry support and just now sending some…
Should I share our cap table with employees?
Startup CEO / Founder here. I have about 5 or 6 FTE employees, and a fairly simple cap table. Most of them know what’s in it anyway more or less.…
Should I be concerned with cofounders background?
Since I am a techie, found a sales guy who seems good and could come on board as a 50% partner. He is doing his job well, fixing up meetings, talking to…
Should I leave my startup?
Years ago, a family member and myself started a company. We successfully raised our Seed a year ago and are now raising Series A (and it’s looking good).…
Trouble with product name
I’m having a small difficulty. I have been working hard this last few months on a new idea and started an quick mvp to test the concept. Even though the…