Archive for November, 2007

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

What percentage of equity does each business partner get?

We often hear questions from entrepreneurs who’ve found a business partner and are working on starting a business, but aren’t sure who should get what percentages of the equity in their new business. Obviously there isn’t one easy way to allocate the ownership of your new business, and there are a lot of factors to […]

No Comments » - Posted in Starting Up, Startup Teams by Steve N.

Monday, November 12th, 2007

The Startup Team or The Startup Idea: What’s more important?

This is an age old debate that companies both large and small struggle with on a daily basis. Is it better to have a great idea or a great team to execute the idea? Obviously the ideal situation is to have both. However, if you had to choose one or the other, to me there […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Startup Teams by Dane Fox

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Taking the Leap from Corporate America to a Startup

The first step is the hardest. This statement can be applied to many things in life, but it especially applies to someone who is considering leaving corporate America to start a business or work at a startup company. I know this from my first hand experience, as I recently left a comfortable management job with […]

No Comments » - Posted in Starting Up by Dane Fox