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April 21, 2012

Leslie Fishlock asked a question

Is there a vital pain point or problem in your business today that you would consider giving up equity in your business to solve or alleviate?Y or N

Jan. 23, 2012

Wayne Spivak and 2 other people answered this question

What exactly is private equity and how do you know if it's right for your business?

Don't downplay the "gotchas" and "bewares". As with any investment (or in this case investors), you must have the appropriate advisors to make sure what you want and what you get are similar.
You also must seek out and do your due diligence on not ... more

Sept. 9, 2011

Maxim Hazilov answered this question

What should be the franchise fee with a startup?

Thank you Steve,
I am aware of the franchise model and I know that due to the lack of the knowledge and prove of the business model we can not call the whole situation a franchise.
However calling it a start up does not apply ... more

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June 14, 2011

Ann Bares and 1 other person answered this question

What is the easiest way to compensate two or thee key employees in a startup ?

M:
I wrote a blog post on this topic a few months ago, piggybacking on some advice that David Meister (author of The Trusted Advisor) wrote a couple of years ago. The link is below, in case you might find it to be helpful:
http://www.compensationforce.com/2011/04/compensating-partners-in-a-start-up....
I would also ... more

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March 15, 2011

Mike R and 1 other person answered this question

Why don't owners in leagues such as the NFL and NBA make athletes shareholders in the teams?

While I think making the players “shareholders” is a good idea from a distance, I do not believe it could ever, realistically, work.
To touch on what Charles said, the legal nightmare that would arise from attempting to trade “shareholders” seems like a major obstacle ... more

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Dec. 21, 2010

Christopher Anderton and 1 other person answered this question

What are the differences between debt-based and equity-based venture capital investments?

A plurality, if not a majority, of venture capital investments traditionally have taken the form of convertible preferred stock (equity based capital). However, in a significant minority of situations, the venture capital firm loans funds to the company,(debt based capital) and combines that debt with ... more

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