On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com>wrote: > > "Partner" has different meanings. A partner in a partnership is as you > describe. A partner is a large (often public) company like a bank is > just a title for a high ranking employee. I think we are talking at > cross purposes. If Matt is a partner in the context of a partnership, > then you are correct, although I don't think the exact nature of his > legal relationship with Omidyar is relevant. >
I agree that companies often misuse the term "partner" for people who aren't actually "partners" (although I can't think of an example, can you?). That's why I was careful with what I said: "According to the website, he is a partner." That said, Omidyar Network is an LLC. As a multi-member LLC, you can choose to run as a corporation, or as a partnership. Considering that Omidyar Network is basically a venture capital business, it most likely runs as a partnership, and not a corporation (for tax reasons). So if Omidyar Network is an LLC treated as a partnership, it has partners, and I highly doubt that it would list someone as a "partner" on its website unless that person was actually a partner. It is relevant because if Halprin is a partner with Omidyar Network, LLC, and doesn't receive any guaranteed payments, then he isn't being paid by Omidyar Network, LLC to do any particular job. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
