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That would be a tough situation, with no great solution. Am I wrong in thinking you either bring in people from then on as employees? I can't picture bringing
by mrtron 18y ago
That would be a tough situation, with no great solution.
Am I wrong in thinking you either bring in people from then on as employees?
I can't picture bringing on a 3rd and giving them a full founder stake down the road, and the middle ground is very tough.
- tptacek 18y agoNot allowing yourself to bring in key contributors in the future is an awfully big handicap to accept. Allocating equity from a large pool, vesting and granting to the original founders as time goes on, and leaving a lot of headroom for future contributors seems like the right play.
- mrtron 18y agoIf I am giving someone equity from an equity pool - I wouldn't consider them a founder. But that may just be semantics. Bringing in another founder down the road could work - it would just be a non-trivial decision to make regarding the split. Which slightly differs from what I originally, but I didn't mean to say I would completely rule that possibility out. I definitely agree if you want to get and retain good people, having headroom in your equity pool is important.