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Brian,

An Equity Stake in the company?

What?  No lunch?  No carfare?

Basically, I would become a temporary creditor IF they don't fold.

I can eat a steak, I can't eat a Stake.

Rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Gulian" <bob.gulian at verizon.net>
To: <jobs at lists.nyphp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [nycphp-jobs] seeking coder/designer


> Excellent links, Brian.   I personally, have never worked under this kind 
> of arrangement.  Possibly it will be more common with the economy in the 
> state that it is.  There are different kind of equity arrangements.  Ten 
> thousand shares of stock for "when the company goes public" has got a far 
> less chance of paying off than a partnership (a share in company income 
> and direction).
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Dailey" <brian at realm3.com>
> To: <jobs at lists.nyphp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-jobs] seeking coder/designer
>
>
>> Are there actually (good) developers who take companies up on offers like 
>> this? I don't know any, but maybe they're out there somewhere.
>>
>> If a company is not profitable enough to pay a developer, how is its 
>> equity worth anything?
>>
>> A good essay on working for free:
>> http://codeclimber.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-i-need-is-programmer.html
>>
>> And good questions to ask any company that asks you to work for equity:
>> http://codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=114606
>>
>> - Brian D.
>>
>> David Freeman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Startup editorial website for men seeks talented coder/designer, 
>>>> ideally in NYC area,
>>>> to fill chief technology officer position. Compensation will in the
>>>> form of an equity stake in the company. Site is built using open source
>>>> blog platform MODx. Please email jobs at smartmandaily.com 
>>>> <mailto:jobs at smartmandaily.com>.
>>>
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