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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 […]

Slicing Pie in Poland

Standard slicing pie cofounder agreement templates for pre-incorporation phase is now customised for Poland. Great news to start the year – Poland joined as yet another country whose founders are […]

Slicing Pie Isn’t an “Option” It’s the Only Option

I recently spoke to a lawyer who told me that he considered Slicing Pie an “option” for early-stage companies. This statement is a failure on my part to clearly articulate […]

Double Dipping Doesn’t Work

Occasionally someone will think they found a cash vs. non-cash loophole in the Slicing Pie model. What if, they ponder, instead of not getting paid and adding two slices per […]

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