One of the most frequently asked questions when starting a business is: "What do I actually pay myself?" The founder's salary is a sensitive issue - too high and it jeopardises your liquidity, too low and it can threaten your motivation and even your private existence in the long term.
In digital product development, sooner or later every tech team is faced with a decision: Build vs. buy - in other words, whether to develop a software solution in-house (build) or use an existing product (buy). The decision is often more complex than it seems at first glance.
If you are founding a start-up or investing in one at an early stage, there is one topic that is often underestimated but can make the difference between success and failure in the long term: cap table hygiene. This refers to the conscious and structured handling of the distribution of company shares - from founding to subsequent financing.
Imagine you have a great business idea - perhaps an app, a platform or a tool - but you don't know how to programme. No problem! Many successful tech founders didn't have any technical expertise to begin with. The key is to build a strong development team that you can trust to realise your vision. But how do you do that if you're not a "techie"?
Founding a start-up is like a relationship. Euphoria, shared dreams, long nights - and at some point: conflicts. It's completely normal for co-founders to clash. The question is not if, but when it happens - and how you deal with it.