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Yes, it's often the case that "founder" is a label which a company might agree to add or subtract from various people. As an example, there are tons of startup
by greglindahl 9y ago
Yes, it's often the case that "founder" is a label which a company might agree to add or subtract from various people.
As an example, there are tons of startups where not everyone who was there on day 0 is called "founder".
- gumby 9y agoLike Bill Joy: John Gilmore (first employee) was already on board when Joy joined the Sun team.
- ekanes 9y agoThat is correct. Founder has to do with risk. If you are paid from the start, you're probably not a founder.
- greglindahl 9y agoI know a lot of founders who got paid from the start. That's not the only way that there's risk.