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Okay.

Due to popular demand, I’ve decided to finally tackle the billion dollar question.

And while it’s not easy to have a conversation about startup equity without putting the faint of heart to sleep, it’s territory that simply can’t be overlooked.

Because for any growth-oriented entrepreneur entertaining the idea of handing out equity in their company, the math absolutely matters…

And one small misstep can be the difference between accelerated growth or the speedpass to startup hell.

So if you’ve ever wondered what a healthy equity breakdown looks like for all key stakeholders (founders, advisors, investors and team members)…

then give this new video a quick spin.

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As you can see, used appropriately, equity can be an amazing way to incentivize team members and attract key advisors and investors.

Like I did with Uber’s Travis Kalanick

But if you don’t enter the conversation with clear knowledge of the right benchmarks to shoot for…

… then you’re setting yourself up to either give too much away, or lose talent and investors to other startups playing a much sharper numbers game.

So get your numbers right.

Make the right offers.

Here’s to splitting the pie… and watching it grow!

Dan Martell
Post by Dan Martell
Jan 11, 2016 7:59:44 AM
Dan Martell is the founder and CEO of SaaS Academy, the world’s No. 1 coaching program for B2B SaaS founders. He’s coached 800+ B2B SaaS founders to scale with confidence and on average increased their MRR by 209% within six months. Dan’s a 5x SaaS founder with three successful exits, including companies such as Clarity.fm, Spheric, and Flowtown. He’s also a serial entrepreneur, triathlete, investor, husband,and father. You can learn more about Dan, invite him to speak at your next event, or find out about his book, Buy Back Your Time, by visiting danmartell.com.