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by dear 14y ago
and for every page there is an apple
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by dear 14y ago
Unless you have already built a brand name and the domain is your brand name, 100K is TOO TOO much.
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by dear 14y ago
This sounds like a good idea. Any example how it might be structured and written in an agreement?
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by dear 14y ago
Free equity?
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by dear 14y ago
I am pretty sure he is interested in the startup. But he has a day time job and is unlikely to quit until seeing traction. He has his off hour activities, mainly related to his day time job. The time he can put into this is minimal. No
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by dear 14y ago
The vesting mechanism only helps if one quits, but not in the case where the cofounder does not quit by himself, or not quit early enough. So I also want to know the answer to your question!
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by dear 14y ago
Someone can be quite interested in the venture (and thus joined as a cofounder) but at the same time be pretty lazy, or busy on their other things. In this case, they are unlikely to "quit". They will show up in meetings and talk, but bet
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by dear 14y ago
My situation is not that bad yet, therefore the "hypothetical". I hope it would never get to that point. But I want to see if there is any protection just in case.
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by dear 14y ago
Nothing formal yet. Just verbal and email.
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Ask HN: Can you fire a cofounder?
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by dear 14y ago
Virtual currency isn't real money and I doubt it would create enough incentive for people to take their participation seriously enough to give you accurate predictions. The only way is to use real money.
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by dear 14y ago
DNA is the class. Proteins are the instantiations.
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by dear 14y ago
Why not start your own startup?
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by dear 14y ago
I don't want to work for a boss. I want to control my own destiny.
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by dear 14y ago
Go here: http://startupdigest.com and subscribe to your location specific startup newsletters.
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by dear 14y ago
If I were you I wouldn't use a non-geographically neutral extension to start with, unless you only intended to keep your business strictly in Canada.
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by dear 14y ago
It is their entrepreneurial mindset. Engineers tend to focus on a single tree (the engineering tree), but an executive looks at the big picture - products, market, competitions, finance, and so on.
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by dear 14y ago
Oops...LOL ... I got too excited!
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by dear 14y ago
Good for you! That is like 6MM a year! Pretty soon you can retire! Do you get most of your revenue from Ads, paid apps or In App Purchase?
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Ask HN: Languages/tech for my website
1 points by dear 14y ago|0 comments
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by dear 14y ago
Thanks for your reply! What do you mean by "vest founders over time"? We are not intended to actively looking to raise capital (though we don't mind it) but neither do we see it as a short term project. We want to see growth of revenue an
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Ask HN: How do you split equity between founders
1 points by dear 14y ago|2 comments
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by dear 14y ago
Thanks J!
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Ask HN: What do you use to create icons and simple artwork for your mobile apps?
3 points by dear 14y ago|2 comments
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by dear 14y ago
Does a launch itself warrant incorporating (or just registering a business name instead of using own's name)?
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by dear 14y ago
I know professional photographers (and amateurs) use Fickr and Smugmug a lot to show their portfolios.
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by dear 14y ago
I noticed the thread disappeared from the page again...
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Ask HN: I wish HN switch to a more sophisticated forum software
1 points by dear 14y ago|3 comments
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by dear 14y ago
Thanks all! I was wondering if some mysterious moderator had deleted my post due to its nature. Hackers news is a good forum but I found it a bit disorganized and slow. The link expires when you view a page for too long that is annoying.
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Ask HN: Why did my post disappear?
3 points by dear 14y ago|4 comments

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