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		j_baker on Jan 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thanks but No Thanks – Things to Avoid When Recrui... Is there any sane, non-exploitative reason to offer someone 1% as a cofounder? Or was the author just using that as a reference point?

TristanKromer on Jan 18, 2011 [–]

It was an arbitrary figure to make a point. Although I have been offered part-time sweat equity consulting gigs which amount to about that.

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