Re:Ask HN: Quitting my job tomorrow, advice?
by mindcrime on Sunday January 23, 2011 @10:59PM
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I've never done this, so take my advice with a huge grain of salt. But some ideas that come to mind:
1. ask them to invest in your startup and take an equity stake.
2. ask them to partner with your startup and do some joint marketing stuff (if your product is truly a complement to their product.)
3. If any engineering effort (on their behalf) is needed to make your product and theirs interoperate, try to negotiate something where they agree to implement that, so you can fully leverage the "complement" position when you market your product. Not sure what you'd have to give up (if anything) to get this, but it might be worth pursuing.
1. ask them to invest in your startup and take an equity stake.
2. ask them to partner with your startup and do some joint marketing stuff (if your product is truly a complement to their product.)
3. If any engineering effort (on their behalf) is needed to make your product and theirs interoperate, try to negotiate something where they agree to implement that, so you can fully leverage the "complement" position when you market your product. Not sure what you'd have to give up (if anything) to get this, but it might be worth pursuing.