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Ask HN: How to structure casual partnership for side project?

1 pointsby troycarlsonalmost 7 years ago
I have a side project I&#x27;ve been working on for about a year with a few thousand sign ups but no revenue. I think it has a lot of potential, but for the sake of my own sanity and wellbeing I can&#x27;t devote more than 5-10 hours per week on it. I would like to focus more on product and strategy side of things and find a technical partner who is interested in building out new features and owning the technical side.<p>How should I structure this partnership? Does this warrant a legal contract? Once I find the right person, is there some sort of equity structure that makes sense so this person can have some ownership that vests over time. In a perfect world we would end up at 50&#x2F;50 but since I&#x27;ve already devoted a year of my free time to this, it seems like a partner should pitch in for at least a year before we split ownership 50&#x2F;50.<p>I don&#x27;t have plans of pursuing funding, but definitely have plans of generating revenue soon. How should I think about profit sharing when we start generating a profit?<p>I&#x27;ve had some bad experiences in the past working on side projects without any format agreement and everything falling apart...so I&#x27;d like to be a bit more formal this time around.<p>Any insight is appreciated!<p>PS - Anybody in the Bay Area interested in partnering on a niche nutrition planning app? Email in profile. Rails API + Sidekiq + React&#x2F;Redux + Heroku + hybrid iOS app. https:&#x2F;&#x2F;getdevour.com

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