Advisory Board as a Mentor

By Olivier Dellacherie, Executive Chairman, Talent4Boards Inc.

In a recent post, I tried to promote the idea that start-ups and growth companies can speed up and secure their development by setting up a well-balanced advisory board.

How to allocate Equity in a Start-up?

A great question discussed by “Steven Diebold” in his blog.

  1. Don’t be greedy
  2. Don’t value your company by yourself
  3. Plan on dilution
  4. Don’t sweat the dilution
  5. Don’t hire VPs or CEOs too early
  6. Cash is king
  7. depending on Risk Profile of the Venture
Talent for Equity™ team
 

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Splitting Founder’s Equity

You’re starting a new company. Congratulations! Before preparing for your product launch or talking to customers, however, you need to agree upon the allocation and terms for the equity, or ownership, of the company among you and your co-founders.

Getting paid in Equity

Interesting article about equity pay in innovative startups
 
Equity-based pay is often used by the founders of young start-ups who want to grow their businesses but cannot offer big salaries to qualified professionals.