Investment is necessarily mandatory, but preference will be given to candidates who can contribute:
- Personal strategic capital
- Investor introductions
- Family-office relationships
- VC relationships
- Corporate investment relationships
- Strategic enterprise partnerships
Any investment amount, valuation, equity allocation, vesting and governance rights should be negotiated separately and documented in definitive agreements.
Equity
Founder-level equity will be considered based on:
- Experience
- Capital contribution
- Network
- Revenue contribution
- Time commitment
- Strategic value
- Market access
- Execution capability
Equity will not be allocated solely for introductions or advisory participation.
A proper founder agreement should establish vesting, IP ownership, decision rights, dilution, departure, transfer restrictions and exit arrangements. Early founder discussions should explicitly cover equity, IP, roles and exit scenarios.
First 12-Month MissionFirst 90 Days
- Validate global ICP
- Identify priority markets
- Establish GTM strategy
- Build investor pipeline
- Develop enterprise sales pipeline
- Identify strategic partners
- Establish CRM and sales process
- Develop global positioning
- Secure first international opportunities
3–6 Months
- Establish repeatable sales process
- Close initial international customers