Comments on: When to raise money? http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: libertarian http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/comment-page-1/#comment-11 libertarian Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:19:35 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/#comment-11 Good question. Charlie's answer nails it. It truly is amazing what you can do for $1000 these days. Am discovering this as I embark on something new. Good question. Charlie’s answer nails it. It truly is amazing what you can do for $1000 these days. Am discovering this as I embark on something new.

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Shripriya Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:00:23 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/#comment-8 Good point - fixed. Thanks for the compliment! Good point – fixed. Thanks for the compliment!

]]> By: Krishna http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Krishna Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:30:45 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/#comment-7 Might want to make the links open in a new window/tab. I love the links but it moves me away from this awesome blog :-) Might want to make the links open in a new window/tab. I love the links but it moves me away from this awesome blog :-)

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Shripriya Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:58:26 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/#comment-5 So, they eneded up at that point (where one person gets a bigger stake). Did change the partnership dynamics. Not sure if they can work their way around it. Emphasizes the fact that you should pick your partners carefully. Hopefully someone you know pretty well or at least someone who you know well enough. So, they eneded up at that point (where one person gets a bigger stake). Did change the partnership dynamics. Not sure if they can work their way around it.

Emphasizes the fact that you should pick your partners carefully. Hopefully someone you know pretty well or at least someone who you know well enough.

]]> By: Charlie http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Charlie Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:52:49 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/04/when-to-raise-money/#comment-4 Let the partner willing to take more risk get a bigger stake on the company. You're not really an equal partner unless you're willing to put in as much as the other person... and the equity structure should fully reflect that. On one hand, you could say that could mess up the partner dynamic, but on the other hand, the reality that one person doesn't believe in it and the other person does has probably altered their partnership anyway. Let the partner willing to take more risk get a bigger stake on the company. You’re not really an equal partner unless you’re willing to put in as much as the other person… and the equity structure should fully reflect that. On one hand, you could say that could mess up the partner dynamic, but on the other hand, the reality that one person doesn’t believe in it and the other person does has probably altered their partnership anyway.

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