Comments on: What's a fair split when partnering up? http://smallbusiness.blogs.cnnmoney.cnn.com/2008/07/02/partnering-up/ Editors from FSB magazine answer your pressing small-business questions. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:52:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Arsen, New York, NY http://smallbusiness.blogs.cnnmoney.cnn.com/2008/07/02/partnering-up/#comment-762 Arsen, New York, NY Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:10:36 +0000 http://askfsb.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-762 I think that the way to calculate the split, is to use the common way of calculating equity: Cost to develop = ( # of hours which took to develop * your market rate per hour) Cost to market = (marketing firm investment over X months) Then you can figure out how much you wish to give away.... <a HREF="www.ecompetitors.com" rel="nofollow">eCompetitors.com</a> I think that the way to calculate the split, is to use the common way of calculating equity:

Cost to develop = (
# of hours which took to develop * your market rate per hour)

Cost to market = (marketing firm investment over X months)

Then you can figure out how much you wish to give away….

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]]> By: Murali.R, Kerala, India http://smallbusiness.blogs.cnnmoney.cnn.com/2008/07/02/partnering-up/#comment-740 Murali.R, Kerala, India Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:09:05 +0000 http://askfsb.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-740 Sir, In my personnel opinion 50/50 deal is reasonable. Because as per the advice given from fortune small business contributor sales and marketing are equally important as product development. But don't gave away the source code. And if advertising, marketing and sales headache is not with you, you can concentrate more on product development. Sir,

In my personnel opinion 50/50 deal is reasonable. Because as per the advice given from fortune small business contributor sales and marketing are equally important as product development. But don't gave away the source code. And if advertising, marketing and sales headache is not with you, you can concentrate more on product development.

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