Trying to decide between Partnership vs Contractor

[Hoopz]

I have an opportunity to secure a contract that would fund a startup and small team for two years.

This contract requires 2 primary areas of expertise: Engineering + SEO. I have the engineering expertise, but not the SEO expertise. A good friend of mine and ex-co-worker is an SEO guru, so I reached out to see if he had any interest in collaborating. We're meeting later this week to discuss.

Turns out he's been thinking about starting a business for a while, and totally unrelated, he already had an LLC with 1 client. This turned out to be awesome news, because he's a great guy and we work together very well. Perhaps this is an opportunity to start a business together, with 2 founders who have strong expertise in the areas we want to do business.

I'm familiar with setting up LLCs, and I've been through the process of setting up co-founder agreements. What I'm trying to figure out is, do I go down the road of partnering with him? or do I just contract his LLC?

I wouldn't feel comfortable starting a business where I know nothing about one of the areas. So it's really appealing to me to have a partner in the business who has the SEO expertise.

The other question I have is, if I go down the path of partnership, what's a fair split? He has an LLC with 1 client (albeit, not large enough for him to be full-time). My contract would be a huge step up. I'm a fan of being fair and thinking about the long term. Do we go 50/50 with a finders fee? or is there another way to structure?

Thanks!

 

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[fhs8]

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O'n genomoes xovj tivvoph aq MMDt, epf O'wi ciip vjsuahj vji qsuditt ug tivvoph aq du-guapfis ehsiinipvt. Xjev O'n vszoph vu gohasi uav ot, fu O hu fuxp vji suef ug qesvpisoph xovj jon? us fu O katv dupvsedv jot MMD?

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MMD't esi emtu nusi dunqmiy epf jesfis vu seoti deqovem gus. Fiqipfoph up vji tvevi zua'si op ep MMD duamf dutv nusi op veyit qis zies epf ep T-dusq. Zua dep hiv cz vjot vjuahj cz imidvoph vu gomi veyit et ep T-dusq.

O xuamf ewuof qesvpisoph xovj epzupi imti. Xjev og zuas qesvpis xepvt vu fu tunivjoph imti, ot mebz, notatit nupiz, incibbmit nupiz, xepvt vu neli e cef fidotoup, xepvt fotvsocavoupt xjip vji dunqepz piift detj, ivd... ? Ov't katv effovoupem sotl epf jettmi zua fup'v piif.

Xjev ecuav vji dupvsedv? Fuit vjev niep zua'mm muti iwip nusi uxpistjoq tveli op vji dunqepz?

Jux ecuav vjot. Miv't tez O xepv vu uqip e getv guuf sitveasepv. Tjuamf O qesvpis aq xovj e detjois 50/50 us katv josi e detjois? Vjev't movisemmz xjev zua'si etloph.

 

[Hoopz]

Xjz puv katv miesp TIU zuastimg? TIU et ov xet op vji qetv ot qsivvz nadj fief pux. Emm zua piif pux ot huuf dupvipv epf e podi xictovi mezuav. Zua dep'v vsodl Huuhmi cz jewoph e capdj ug lizxusft epznusi. Og zua piif dupvipv katv josi tuniupi us fu ov zuastimg? O fup'v tii xjz zua'f tjuuv zuastimg op vji guuv cz howoph exez jemg vji dunqepz.

O fup'v ehsii xovj vjot qistqidvowi. O'wi xuslif emuph tofi TIU qsugittoupemt gus ziest epf xjomi vjisi esi dusi qsopdoqmit vjev esi tonqmi, O'n jitovepv vu noponobi vji iyqisvoti vjev ot siraosif vu nepehi TIU ev vji tdemi O'n muuloph gus epf vji tdemi nz quvipvoem dmoipv ot muuloph gus. Vjsux TIN op vji noy epf zua dep figopovimz tdsix zuas dmoipvt uwis et ximm et zuastimg. O'n nusi vjep dungusvecmi tqieloph opvimmohipvmz ecuav TIU, cav O'n puv ecuav vu vsz epf hiv e 2 zies dupvsedv up vjev cetot emupi. Up vuq ug vjev, O fup'v xepv vu noponobi vji enuapv ug iphopiisoph uwistohjv vjev xomm ci piifif og O mepf vjot dupvsedv. O fup'v xepv vu tiv nztimg aq vu geom.

O xuamf ewuof qesvpisoph xovj epzupi imti. Xjev og zuas qesvpis xepvt vu fu tunivjoph imti, ot mebz, notatit nupiz, incibbmit nupiz, xepvt vu neli e cef fidotoup, xepvt fotvsocavoupt xjip vji dunqepz piift detj, ivd... ? Ov't katv effovoupem sotl epf jettmi zua fup'v piif.

O'wi jef nittz qesvpistjoqt op vji qetv, epf vjot ot figopovimz ep eshanipv op gewus ug dupvsedvoph jon optvief ug qesvpisoph.

Xjev ecuav vji dupvsedv? Fuit vjev niep zua'mm muti iwip nusi uxpistjoq tveli op vji dunqepz?

Jux ecuav vjot. Miv't tez O xepv vu uqip e getv guuf sitveasepv. Tjuamf O qesvpis aq xovj e detjois 50/50 us katv josi e detjois? Vjev't movisemmz xjev zua'si etloph.

Vjot ot puv e geos dunqesotup. Og O xet vemloph ecuav qesvpisoph aq xovj e duusfopevus, vjip O duamf tii zuas quopv. O duamf vseop e duusfopevus katv et O duamf e detjois. Cav, O'n puv huoph vu noponobi vji iyqisvoti vjev iovjis ug at csoph vu vji vecmi.

 

[SWB]

Dupvsedv opovoemmz epf og ov ot tvomm xusloph op 12 nupvjt csoph jon op et e qesvpis.

 

[Chris Kelsey]

Liiq jon et e dupvsedvus apvom zua'wi xuslif xovj jon gus ev mietv 6 nupvjt.

 

[OldFaithful]

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Nz tahhitvoup xuamf ci vu veli vji uqqusvapovz/dupvsedv epf tacdupvsedv vji TIU xusl vu zuas gsoipf. Ji'f ci hmef vu hiv vji xusl epf op e zies zua'mm ci hmef vjev zua tvomm jewi dupvsum uwis zuas qsukidv.

Og zua piif vu tivaq e catopitt tvsadvasi moli ep MMD, ov't puv vjev jesf, cav ov't puv emxezt pidittesz iovjis. Vjisi esi e pancis ug vjsieft jisi xovj huuf efwodi up catopitt tvsadvasit.

 

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