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Re:The startup freelancer by UweSchmidt on Saturday March 29, 2014 @10:13AM (#7492274)
Those equity discussions... why not finalize those asap? Your negotiation power dimishes as the product nears completion, as success is becoming more likely and as other people are coming in and contribute.
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Re:The startup freelancer by Arun2009 on Saturday March 29, 2014 @12:20PM (#7492737)
It's just that I don't intend to stay with this project after the MVP stage, and don't want further commitment. Insisting on equity will make things complicated.
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Re:The startup freelancer by evolve2k on Saturday March 29, 2014 @06:43PM (#7494295)
Anyone taking on similar work, eg just plans to do the initial MVP work but lines up a standard equity stake as part of their contract?

I've heard of deals where say I discount my rate by X in exchange for Y% equity. Would love some rule of thumb numbers of what X and Y are.

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