Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ...
by itsybaev on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:32PM
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Why lie? You can be part of the team, but at the same time, not a co-owner.
Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ...
by YuriNiyazov on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:42PM
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I am sorry, I am thoroughly confused.
"In reality", is she a full-on cofounder or just an employee with some stock? Whatever that reality is, you must communicate that reality to your investors.
First of all, no one's going to bat an eyelash that you have a female cofounder, and if an investor decides not to fund you because you have a female cofounder, then it is not an investor worth taking money from.
Second of all, if you don't list her as a co-founder now and you have interest from investors, what are you going to do, lie about it, or say "oh, shit, I am sorry, we forgot to list one of our cofounders earlier?" Regardless of how you think having a female cofounder makes you look, forgetting to list someone as a cofounder or lying is an immediate disqualifier.