> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:58 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Starting a new company, apportioning shares > > Well, the actual picture is this. > > I have the idea to start a company, I need help to do so. So I find > this other person who is good at Administration, management etc. to > help me.
Personally I would split things 50/50. If you make no money then no harm, no foul - nothing's lost, nothing's gained. If you make some money then you're both in the same boat - no jealously or fingerpointing. If you makes loads of money then so what? Half a load is just as just as good as 80% of a load for the most part. ;^) But more seriously if you included this person as far as you have then you recognize the need. You recognize 1) that this kind of work is essential to the development of the company and b) that you can't do it. If there's a work differential (you're doing more work than he is) then you may want to address that via the salaries taken from the company, not via this. Of course you can also just give him more work to do (young companies have no lack of work - if he's done with the current accounts he might work on the growth strategy, promotional timelines, etc - there's always something). If you're worried about ultimate control of the company that's perhaps more serious. You can gain this by assuming 51% of the shares - for all intents and purposes you're equal but in reality you've got the controlling interest. Not to be a downer... but the likelihood of the company succeeding is small (sorry, it just is) so the likelihood of the "shares" actually ever meaning anything are smaller. So why hamstring yourself with politics while trying to get off the ground? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177147 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
