Slicing Pie: Funding Your Company Without Funds

by Mike Moyer

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"Great ideas are a dime a dozen but what if you have the idea but not the dime? Slicing Pie outlines a simple process to get your business started even if you don't have a lot of cash. In the early days you can use equity to get the things you need to start your company including help, equipmwntr, supplies, rent and even credit. Slicing Pie explains how to calculate the fair amount of equity for the right people. You will learn: How to value the time and resources an individual brings to the show more company relative to the contributions of others ; The right way to value intangible things like ideas and relationships ; What to do when a founder leaves your company ; How to handle equity when you have to fire someone"--Publisher's description. show less

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Good because it answers an important conundrum I'm currently facing, bad because it starts out as a simple, elegant solution but goes downhill once you're past the first few chapters.

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