Is being offered 23% of a company an insult as a partner in a start up? I am responsible for building and designing the entire web app, coding the Frontend, backend, and digitizing all requirements for our proof of concept. My partner found me on LinkedIn. Its his idea, he will be running business functions, marketing, client onboarding, and he has a few real clients to do a trial run with. We’ve been working together for two months in a trial period and now we want to write up contract. How do I value myself?! ……This is my first start up !
50-50, no matter who’s idea it is. If he invested some of his money upfront, I would consider putting in some money as well. You guys will both be in the trenches, and execution is by far the hardest part. Anything other than 50-50 has the potential of creating a edge between you guys down the line