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A startup company or startup or start-up is an entrepreneurial venture or a new business in the form of a company, a partnership or temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.

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How to structure equity buyout?

The bottom line is that whatever you two agree on is fair. Having said that, if the company is worth 1 million your equity is 45K, 3 million 135K. Offering you $4,500 is ridiculous and you may want t …
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I want to learn all about money, business models so that I can reshape my future startup int...

Congratulations on your idea and I hope you can turn it into some market value. Your tone suggests it is very innovative. If it was me, I would do two things: Read The Lean Startup Start In this b …
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I want 100% of my currently failing startup. How should I approach this?

The biggest question of all is do you have any money to buy him out? If it was me, I'd offer him $300 for full ownership. Essentially you have a struggling business and it is not uncommon for busi …
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How to compute worth of my equity?

Cliff period is defined as that period until you vest any options. So if your employment is ended at 2 months 29 days, then you would have zero vested options. Waiting one more day gives you 8.33% o …
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30% share in business

Keep in mind a good lawyer will have the contract cover the five D's: Divorce - what happens if one partner must share ownership with an ex-spouse. Drugs - what happens if a partner breaks the law. …
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100% Ownership and 30% profit to sale director

Perhaps an example will help make it more clear. Any given year: Revenue: 200K, profit 60K You get 40K in profit, plus any salary, he gets 20K Next year you attract the attention of a competitor a …
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How to evaluate a job offer with stock purchase options of a series D company vs series B co...

If these are privately held companies, there really is no way for you to evaluate them, all the info is private. Really your best bet to gather info comes in the interview process and spending time w …
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Is it possible to make money off of a private company?

Another way to do this is go to work for that company. Companies in this situation normally offer low pay, long hours, and stock options. Given a sufficient grant, it could be all very lucrative or …
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How to offer financing to customers (Used Car Dealership)?

If it was me, I would outsource as much as possible with the desire to receive up front payment from financing companies for originating a loan. Why? The biggest risk to newer businesses is cash flo …
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What are the most common partner equity distribution for startups?

If you watch episodes of shark tank, you might gain some insight into the uniqueness of deals that are dependent upon a myriad of other factors. Having to choose, the three will typically split the …
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Diluting Shares vs Reserving Shares

It is very rare that a company issues all of its shares. Typically a bank of shares are kept in reserve for the kind of things you are thinking about. In fact large companies often have buybacks of …
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