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Prayer, Pirates, and Pie: The Arculus Boxx Case Study

AJ Chevallier studied theology in college, but he knew it would take more than prayer to solve the problem of porch piracy. Across the United States, an estimated 1.6 billion […]

Slicing Pie: The Only Fair Startup Equity Formula

If you’re struggling with how to divide equity in your early-stage bootstrap startup, you need a fair solution that actually works. Most approaches to equity splits rely on guesses about […]

Slicing the Real Estate Pie

OverviewSlicing Pie works for real estate transactions just like it does for any other business. You can use it when participants make contributions but don’t get paid in full right […]

Startup Equity is a Bad Motivator

Luke, you are the motivator, stop whining.Using equity to motivate startup founders and early employees is a bad idea. Yep, I said it: equity is a bad motivator. I’m sure […]

Slicing Pie in the Operating Room: A Medical Innovation Story

While completing his PhD program, Gert Nijenbanning developed a scoliosis brace. He spun the project out of his university to pursue commercialization. Although it wasn’t as successful as he had […]

Fixed vs Dynamic Equity: Understanding the Key Differences for Startup Compensation

Launching a startup requires making critical decisions about ownership distribution among founders and early contributors. One of the most fundamental choices you’ll face involves determining how to structure equity allocation […]

Hustlers, Hipsters, Hackers and HOMYHUB

“Isn’t there an app for this??” Thought an exasperated Enzo Zamora as he rifled through his belongings searching for his garage door opener. He was riding his bike, so he […]

Grappling with the Problem of How to be Fair

All of us at GrapplApp are honored to be a case study with Slicing Pie, as it is a huge part of why we are able to be such a […]

Dictators and Democracy: A Slicing Pie Primer on Corporate Governance

When you start a company, questions about control and decision-making rights come up fast. Most people want to know how to keep control of what they built. The basic rule […]

Slicing Pie is So Simple Even Rocket Scientists Can Use it!

Sascha Deri, CEO of bluShift Aerospace, a Slicing Pie company that launches stuff into space using an efficient, environmentally friendly propulsion system. “Environmentally-friendly” probably isn’t the first thing that comes […]