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by _pygv 6y ago
Thank for you opinion. Factoring in the fact that Dan is quitting his current job at a big FANG with total comp in the 400-500k range (this creates a higher equity cost for him). Most of us used to be software engineers, but with nowhere ne
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by _pygv 6y ago
So far, no one took salary. Everyone would start having similar salaries at the same time
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Ask HN: What is a good equity split in my case
4 points by _pygv 6y ago|8 comments
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by _pygv 6y ago
Pros for choosing it were: - In europe (easier to go there) - Low cost of living - Low corporate tax rate - Good social life Cons: - There are many annoyances with doing business here regarding corporate law and taxation. M
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Ask HN: Where to relocate our algotrading project ?
2 points by _pygv 6y ago|2 comments
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by _pygv 6y ago
Thanks for the advice. In my life I did move a few times and never experienced symptoms like this, and it definitely took me by surprise. Before moving there, we considered "just trying it" by renting an airbnb. But we figured tha
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by _pygv 6y ago
One of the reasons for this whole relocation operation was to bring more of us together. But at that point I'm willing to question that, because my top priority now is to get better.
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Ask HN: Should We Move Again?
6 points by _pygv 6y ago|12 comments
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by _pygv 6y ago
Thanks for your input. I agree with this. One thing that's not obvious is how to weigh work in the past vs work in the future (I would weigh that equally) Another thing is how to weigh the amount of risk taken. B "gave up" hi
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by _pygv 6y ago
It's not that big of an issue, we can all talk calmly about these things. I just want a reference point to make sure what each one suggests is not unreasonable
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by _pygv 6y ago
The disagreement is mostly between C and B, and C and D. I'm actually the only one being fine with C having as much as A and B. And I want everyone to feel the equity split is fair. Also to clarify, until now we only kept separate trad
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Ask HN: We made a successful algo trader. How to split the equity?
1 points by _pygv 6y ago|6 comments
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by _pygv 7y ago
Very informative, thanks. I feel like I need to both cut my losses short as a co-founder and be supportive as a brother, which is a delicate thing to do.
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by _pygv 7y ago
The other guy has his own project and he is kicking ass (good coder, works a lot, interested in roughly the same topics as I am). So I doubt he would switch from his project to mine, although I thought he may when we started flatsharing. I
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by _pygv 7y ago
The situation has been slowly been getting worse and worse (it has a boiling frog aspect to it). And I think that's why I put up with it for a long time. But if I compare what I had in mind (startup mode in which we spending the vast m
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by _pygv 7y ago
I still get the feeling that he has no bad intensions of "free-riding", just that he tries but cannot deliver. That's why I'm willing to give him a chance. I agree with the "fail mode system" though
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Ask HN: Should I part ways with my cofounder?
15 points by _pygv 7y ago|18 comments
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Ask HN: Difference of implication between co-founders
7 points by _pygv 8y ago|1 comments