Start-up Algebra - Part 2

Published: April 27, 2012, 12:14 p.m.

A second in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on dividing equity among founders and key employees.

For this, we are pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org. 

The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by Brad Rosen, Brad Rosen, Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC.  Brad offered his remarks at the opening of a panel discussion that also included Mark Thirman, founder and CEO of Airprint Networks and Carm Huntress, Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon.