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Equity Distribution

Michael and Dalton discuss the importance of fair equity distribution among founders and early employees in startups. They highlight the disparity that often occurs and emphasize the need for equitable compensation based on contributions and responsibilities.
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    • How much equity should I give my founding engineer, who has been working at my AI reasoning startup since day 0, knows the ins and outs of the product, and has shown unprecedented growth in his first software engineering role over the past 10 months? His contributions on the product side have been as significant as mine, the founder's, and he is also skilled in business and marketing.

    • How should equity be divided among founders and co-founders in a startup?

    • What do you do when you're trying to hire a person and you know you need to give him equity, but you're afraid of giving him too much equity if he leaves early? How can you protect yourself in this situation?

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