Over 70% of startups split equity among founders in the first month. But a static equity split at the height of the startup's uncertainty sets the stage for the 50% of founders teams that fracture. Ideal equity allocations reflect the real contributions each founder brings to the startup. Many founders adopt a dynamic approach to […]
Join Mike Moyer at the KU Innovation Park in Lawrence for an equity split seminar.
Join us for a half-day educational event designed to give entrepreneurs the tools, insights, an inspiration to launch or elevate their businesses. Hear from industry leaders and experts who will guide you through the next steps of your entrepreneurial journey.
The top 3 reasons startups fail are all connected. Over half of startups break up due to conflicts around equity splits and compensation. Over 99% of founders never raise their first round from angels or VCs and end up quitting. And approximately 80% of founders fail to get past a series A or run out […]
Are you starting a bootstrapped business with co-founders? Do you plan on bringing on partners, employees, or advisors in the future? Are you hoping to pay them with equity instead of cash? Most founders make mistakes when splitting equity, but there is a way to ensure that your split is perfectly fair. Don’t offer anyone equity […]
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In this special live session of IDEAinstitute, we'll be joined by Mike Moyer, author of Slicing Pie, to talk about fair equity splits. Get a Free Ticket Are you starting a bootstrapped business with co-founders? Do you plan on bringing on partners, employees, or advisors in the future? Are you hoping to pay them with […]
Equity splits are one of the most critical and commonly mishandled decisions in startup formation. Most founders make costly mistakes when dividing ownership, but there's a proven method to ensure your split is perfectly fair and adaptable as your company evolves. Join Mike Moyer, author of "The Slicing Pie Handbook" and "Will Work for Pie," […]
Mike Moyer is the inventor of the Slicing Pie model for perfectly fair equity splits in bootstrapped companies and the author of The Slicing Pie Handbook and Will Work for Pie. His experience includes a variety of senior-level marketing positions in large companies mixed with lots of startups. He teaches entrepreneurship at Northwestern University and […]
Slicing Pie is a dynamic equity model that creates a perfectly fair split between cofounders in a bootstrapped startup—using logic and real contributions instead of guesses or arbitrary percentages. Unlike traditional methods, it's based on actual inputs and adapts as things change. Are you starting a bootstrapped business with co-founders? Do you plan on bringing […]
View our most recent event a Slicing Pie case study from the CEO and founder of MetaMythic, LLC:
