BeyondVC

APRIL 15, 2011

In addition, over 750 investors came in from all over including London, California, Boston, and DC to network and participate. And with that, it was clear to see how much these startups could accomplish with so little capital and just sweat equity.

New York 129

New York Sweat Equity Marketing Startup 129

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

Bootstrapping 120

Bootstrapping Hockey Stick Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 120

BeyondVC

APRIL 15, 2011

In addition, over 750 investors came in from all over including London, California, Boston, and DC to network and participate. And with that, it was clear to see how much these startups could accomplish with so little capital and just sweat equity.

New York 78

New York Sweat Equity Marketing Startup 78

grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Unless your name is Eric Ries and it’s called “ lean startup.&# (Seriously, you’d be surprised how often this comes up.) …and lastly Don’t Negotiate with Me I’m sure that there are a lot of people who will disagree with me on this because it’s largely a question of corporate culture.

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Cofounder NDA Founder Sweat Equity 47

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

A lean image is appreciated. Businesses can be built on sweat equity. You can network to give and get referrals for other businesses. New desks and computers are expensive, but second-hand stores and Craigslist are great sources for used equipment and supplies. The rest can come later. and to tell their friends.

Sweat Equity 231

Sweat Equity Startup Angel Investor Seed Money 231

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

By way of crude example, if your building innovative trading software for Wall Street, be where you customers are and where you can best network. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”. Location also played a role in failure for remote teams.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

As we self-funded on a tiny amount of cash, sweat equity and vision, we also worked in a methodical manner, moving the ball down the field week by week. As a boot-strapped founder aka our biggest investor, one of the things I leaned into uncovering was the unknown. Lean into it. What did our customers think?

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54