The Risk of Trading Vulnerability for Opportunity

<p>In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about when is the best time to give up equity. At the early stages of a Startup, founders often seek to partner with a co-founder in the hopes of growing the company. But what founders don’t realize is that it may be too early to look for a partner or too risky to look for one. Selling the equity of your company, when it’s at its lowest value, will only nip down its potential growth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for the Startups Newsletter</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.startups.com/newsletter"><strong>https://www.startups.com/newsletter</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/startup-therapy">Startup Therapy Podcast</a><strong> </strong> </li> <li><a href="https://www.startups.com/begin">https://www.startups.com/begin</a></li> <li>Join our <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/founder-groups">Network of Top Founders</a> </li> <li>Send an email to <a href="mailto:therapy@startups.com">therapy@startups.com</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What to Listen For</strong></p><ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>00:14 When is the wrong time to raise a capital?</li> <li>04:02 The equity is future value of your company</li> <li>09:29 Is giving up equity the only way?</li> <li>17:27 The single most expensive investment: meeting your co-founder</li> <li>20:24 The story of two founders</li> <li>23:56 What if there’s a law that won’t allow a co-founder in the first year</li> <li>25:02 Another founder story</li> <li>29:30 We often blind ourselves to other solutions</li> <li>31:08 You don’t have to do all in the same race</li> <li>35:43 Things you can do that won’t make you less vulnerable </li> </ul>