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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso -- Founders Equity
Description: Founders Equity Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Founders of the startup receive equity to generate loyalty to the firm. Cofounders also receive equity. In splitting equity between the founder and cofounder, avoid the 50/50 split as this puts no one in a position to make final decisions. There are many tough choices to make in a startup and one founder needs to take that role. Equity should be set based on the contributions each one makes and vested over time. Consider the following in splitting the...