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- Company formation7 minAI side hustles: from first client to a real businessTurn an AI side hustle into a real business: validate an offer, protect your margin, define partner terms, and build a clear path from revenue to payouts.7 min
- Revenue sharing6 minCreator revenue-sharing agreements in the AI shopping eraA practical guide to creator revenue-sharing agreements: attribution, net revenue, caps, refunds, disclosures, and payouts in the AI shopping era.6 min
- Equity & ownership7 minPost-money SAFE dilution: what founders actually give upPost-money SAFE dilution with a worked example, stacked SAFEs, option-pool effects and a checklist for keeping ownership records clear.7 min
- Revenue sharing3 minThe resume is being replaced by the work ledgerA resume says what you did. Signed agreements and payout receipts show what your work kept earning. What a work ledger holds and how to start one.3 min
- Revenue sharing5 minAI will make pop-up companies normalSmall teams now form around one launch or product, ship it, and share the upside. Here's the minimum rule set that keeps a pop-up company fair.5 min
- Revenue sharing3 minWork should compound, not expireWhen work keeps earning after it ships, the pay can too. A small, capped revenue share keeps contributors in the upside without an open-ended obligation.3 min
- Revenue sharing3 minAI and the job market: what the research saysThe IMF, the World Economic Forum and Microsoft on how AI is changing work, and what it means for how you agree to be paid for project work.3 min
- Revenue sharing4 minWork that keeps paying: residuals across 15 projectsHow to hold small revenue shares across many projects: which terms stay easy to run, and how to track what each has paid and what is left.4 min
- Revenue sharing4 minMicro-residuals: paying for work that keeps earningA micro-residual is a small, capped revenue share tied to one piece of work. How to scope one, a worked example, and what HYVV can run today.4 min
- Equity & ownership3 minOwnership transparency is founder insuranceFounder disputes start when nobody can prove what was promised. Five habits that keep ownership, agreements and payouts visible from day one.3 min
- Company formation3 minThe founder admin stack is a taxFormation, agreements, cap tables, revenue splits and payouts in five different tools cost founders weeks. Here's what belongs in one flow instead.3 min
- Equity & ownership3 minAI needs a company source of truthAn AI assistant can't run on scattered docs and stale spreadsheets. It needs linked company records: owners, agreements, rules, payments and receipts.3 min
- Revenue sharing4 minEarn Links explained: a revenue share in one linkAn Earn Link turns a revenue-share offer into a link: the contributor reviews the terms, signs the agreement, connects Stripe and is paid automatically.4 min
- Company formation4 minLLC vs C-corp: which is right for your startup?Compare LLCs and C-corps on tax, fundraising, equity and paperwork, including the 2025 QSBS changes, and pick the structure that fits your plans.4 min
- Revenue sharing4 minRevenue share agreements: the terms to write downWhat a revenue share agreement is, the eight terms it should settle, the mistakes that cause disputes, and how HYVV drafts and pays one.4 min
- Equity & ownership4 minFamous founder disputes and the paperwork behind themSaverin, Reggie Brown, the Winklevoss twins, Paul Allen and Zynga's early staff: what each dispute shows about putting equity terms in writing early.4 min
- Revenue sharing4 minBusiness revenue splitting: how the math worksDefine the revenue base, set the order of payment, apply caps and end dates, and check the result on a worked example before any money moves.4 min
- Equity & ownership5 minDilution modeling 101: protecting your ownership stakeEvery new share dilutes existing owners. Learn to model a round, an option pool and a SAFE before you sign, with worked numbers you can check.5 min
- Legal4 minWhy your LLC operating agreement actually mattersHow an LLC operating agreement sets ownership, votes and buyouts — and what your state's default rules may do if you don't have one.4 min
- Revenue sharing4 minRevenue share vs equity: when to use eachEquity or a revenue share? A five-question framework for co-founders, partners, advisors and contributors — and when to use both.4 min
- Equity & ownership4 minHow serial entrepreneurs run several companies at onceA weekly rhythm, a repeatable launch checklist and one view across every company: the systems founders use to run several ventures without dropping any.4 min
- Equity & ownership3 minCap table chaos: the equity record mistakes to avoidUndocumented promises, missing vesting, stale spreadsheets and revenue shares mixed into equity: the cap table mistakes to fix before your first round.3 min
- Revenue sharing3 minThe hidden cost of revenue sharing on spreadsheetsSpreadsheet splits look free until you count the errors, stale versions and disputes. Here's where they break and what a record partners trust needs.3 min
- Company formation3 minWhy forming an LLC is still a nightmareState filings, EIN timing, operating agreements and banking: what makes forming an LLC slow and fragmented, and what a better process looks like.3 min
- Revenue sharing3 minFrom handshake to written rule: running a partnershipPartnerships still run on handshakes and PDFs. How to turn partner terms into written rules that calculate, pay out and leave a receipt.3 min
- Revenue sharing4 minAutomating partner payouts with Stripe ConnectHow Stripe Connect moves each partner's share from a customer payment to their bank: verification, transfers, payout timing and the records behind them.4 min
- Revenue sharing3 minWhy tamper-evident ledgers build partner trustWhen partners can't check the numbers, trust erodes. How append-only, hash-chained ledgers make any later change to a financial record detectable.3 min
- Equity & ownership5 minVesting schedules explained: a founder's guideHow cliffs, monthly vesting and acceleration work, what's typical for founders, employees and advisors, and the mistakes that cause disputes.5 min
- Equity & ownership4 minHow to track your equity across multiple startupsStakes in several companies, each with its own vesting, SAFEs and revenue shares: how to keep an accurate record of what you own and what you're owed.4 min
- Legal3 min5 legal documents every new company needs on day oneOperating agreement, IP assignment, vesting, revenue-share terms and NDAs: what each one does, why it can't wait, and where to read more.3 min
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