Owens says Paddle's founding equity split was roughly 70/30 or 75/25
Christian Owens · Details of $20m Revenue Profitwell and $55m Revenue Paddle Deal and what led to the $200m Acquisition · Jun 27, 2022 · at 14:11
Paddle founder Christian Owens explains how he structured initial founder equity with his co-founder Harrison when starting Paddle.
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“I think I don't even remember what the initial kind of equity split was. It was sort of like two thirds, one third or three quarters, one quarter or something like that.”
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