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April 30, 2007 (19y ago)
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  1. Ask YC: I'm pitching to an angel. How do I value my startup?

    I have a meeting with an angel investor soon and he wants to know at what valuation I'm asking him to get in. I guess this is the pre-money valuation. My startup has two people, both programmers, and we've been working…

    22 points 31
  2. Ask YC: What's a co-founder?

    If my co-founder has 10% equity, does he count as a cofounder in the YC application form? How about 5%? There are always cases where co-founders contribute differently and the percentage is divided accordingly. How does…

    1 points 2
  3. If you're accepted to YC, can you negotiate the percentage?

    I know that the amount of funding is fixed, but the percentage that YC takes doesn't seem to be. Anyone from the previous batches successfully negotiated the percentage that YC asked for?

    4 points 22