equity split

7 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jun 30, 2016 by Cody McLain · across every show →

Everything said about equity split, oldest first

Jun 30, 2016 negative
Insight
Founders should avoid splitting company equity fifty-fifty
“I've certainly, I certainly wouldn't recommend doing fifty-fifty, but that was just what we had at the time”
Cody McLain Jun 30, 2016 ▶ 4:13 EP 341: 15 Year Old Sells Company, Creates and Sells 3 More for Almost $1M with Cody McLain of SupportNinja
Jul 4, 2016 positive
Insight
Nussenbaum: Co-founder equity shouldn't be measured by individual contributions
“I don't feel that the equity split should necessarily be like, oh, you look at exactly what each of us is bringing to the table and then we measure it out exactly right. Like number one, you, this is going to be like a long journey and you can't always predict…”
Max Nussenbaum Jul 4, 2016 ▶ 21:59 EP 345: Replacing Property Managers With $79 Flat Fee, $31k in MRR with Max Nussenbaum of EnterCastle.com
Jul 4, 2016 negative
Opinion
Latka: Equal equity splits show founders lack courage for tough conversations
“When I hear a founder go like we split at 50 50, all I think is, okay, so you don't have the balls to have the tough conversation with your co-founder about who actually is going to, you know, what you're actually bringing to the table because very rarely is i…”
Nathan Latka Jul 4, 2016 ▶ 21:45 EP 345: Replacing Property Managers With $79 Flat Fee, $31k in MRR with Max Nussenbaum of EnterCastle.com
Jul 4, 2016 positive
Assertion Supported
Nussenbaum: Y Combinator strongly encourages even co-founder equity splits
“Yeah, YC strongly encourages even or close to even.”
Max Nussenbaum Jul 4, 2016 ▶ 21:20 EP 345: Replacing Property Managers With $79 Flat Fee, $31k in MRR with Max Nussenbaum of EnterCastle.com
Sep 10, 2016 positive
Insight
Mathilde Collin: Co-founders should split equity equally to prevent frustration
“And so I would recommend that to every founder, even the one that maybe will join a few months after. If you look at the beginning of the company, it seems like it makes a difference. Maybe someone is investing a little bit more money, more time is joining a b…”
Mathilde Collin Sep 10, 2016 ▶ 11:27 EP 413: SaaS, $242k MRR, $13 Million Raised to Re-Invent Business Email with Mathilde Collin of FrontApp
Apr 22, 2022 negative
Insight
Startup founders split equity equally because they are lazy
“A lot of people, in my opinion, founders at the beginning, they're lazy. They don't want to have tough conversations. So they split it evenly, right? If you have a tough conversation, usually someone ends up with a little more, a little less.”
Nathan Latka Apr 22, 2022 ▶ 9:33 New Event Tool Worth $40m with $2.5m in ARR, Raising More Now
Nov 5, 2024 negative
Opinion
Latka: Defaulting to a 50/50 co-founder equity split is usually terrible
“Usually what happens is people get lazy. They want to start. They say, let's just do fifty-fifty. Usually terrible strategy.”
Nathan Latka Nov 5, 2024 ▶ 2:31 Pendo Shares Board Deck Slides, Breaks $200m Revenue, Lessons with Co-Founder Eric Boduch
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