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		<title>I think I have a good idea for hiring my startups first employees</title>
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The other option is to find a ]]></title>
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The other option is to find a professional development company and have them work on a retainer basis to find sales / distributors for you. This is normally a lot cheaper than employing sales staff.&#160;&#160;You need to set t]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[We are looking to add a few key ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[We are looking to add a few key sales people in the near future.&#160; The commission model can work very well. A draw against future commission is one way to get top producers, once your company has some positive cash flow.&#160; However, if they don`t pr[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Finding the right people who can]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Finding the right people who can put food on their own tables with an "equity stake" in lieu of salary is the hardest part.&nbsp; However, these people exist, and once you`ve found them, structuring the agreement is not very difficult. There are many ways [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi, I have seen this strategy us]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi, I have seen this strategy used to attract senior executive level employees post stage 1 funding but not for general sales staff. Many sales reps will work on a fixed retainer + commission which helps keep your costs down. The other issue is determin]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I don`t plan to re-purchase the ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I don`t plan to re-purchase the stock, but provide traditional compensation in addition to the equity stake after the company crosses a certain revenue threshold.&nbsp; You definitely raise a valid point about having "multiple chefs in the kitchen" thou]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[So, your saying that the employe]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[So, your saying that the employees would be part owner then at some point your going to buy them out? Honestly as the employee, why would I go for that, the whole point they`re even accepting the idea is for ownership not being bought out. I don`t mean to [...]]]></description>
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