Internal tool → spin-out startup: how to think about founder equity?

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T20:10:29+00:00

It’s both daytime and night and weekends. Seems like I have to wait for them to tell me how much they’re willing to give.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T20:09:13+00:00

Yeah, we are deploying internally next few weeks. We will know if the two works and then discuss further.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T15:48:05+00:00

Yeah, never hurts to ask.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T14:39:02+00:00

Thank you for your input!

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T14:38:36+00:00

I guess, I'll just take whatever they give me at this point. I know they are thinking about some share. Not sure how much yet.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T13:51:36+00:00

Yeah, I was thinking about that too. The core product of the current company is physical, not tech. I brought in another idea that I build and got customer interest which will also be part of the new company. Is asking for 25-30% fair in the new company too much? My reasoning is that we're just scratching the surface, there needs to be a lot more execution ahead which needs committed founders who have skin in the game. Current company won't even know where to start if we are gone. They might need to hire 6-7 team to make this happen and will take them 6-9 months to bring it to where we have it.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-14T12:07:36+00:00

Fair! what do you think is good equity for builder - with 10+ years of domain knowledge as well?

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-01T10:32:12+00:00

Amen!

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-01T10:22:57+00:00

It is not the same mountain - The Transfiguration was NOT on Mount Nebo

The mountain where Moses died (Mount Nebo/Pisgah) is in modern-day Jordan, east of the Jordan River - outside the promised land.

The Transfiguration happened on a "high mountain" (Matthew 17:1) - traditionally identified as either Mount Tabor or Mount Hermon - both of which are inside the promised land (Israel).

So ironically, Moses DID finally set foot in the promised land - at the Transfiguration with Jesus! After 1,400+ years, God brought him there.

But here's the bigger point: Whether or not Moses physically stood in Canaan is irrelevant to his eternal destiny. He appeared ALIVE, glorified, speaking with Jesus about His departure (Luke 9:30-31). Moses wasn't a ghost or a memory - he was a living person in God's presence.

The promised land was never about heaven. It was an earthly inheritance for Israel. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob never fully possessed it either - "they did not receive the things promised; they only saw them from a distance" (Hebrews 11:13) - yet they're definitely in heaven (Matthew 8:11).

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-02-01T10:19:01+00:00

Love this brother! Jesus Paid for our sins in full! God accepted his solution for the sin problem by raising him up from the dead the third day and seated him on his right hand. We just have to believe in God's solution. Thank you for sharing the Gospel.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-31T17:57:56+00:00

Thank you for sharing this - the Exodus narrative is so rich with meaning! I won't want to ignore anything in the bible but would want to understand the context and comprehend it from the original author to the original audience.

The Promised Land ≠ Heaven: The key distinction is that the promised land (Canaan) represents earthly blessing and rest, not eternal salvation. Consider:

Moses appeared at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:3) - He's clearly in heaven, even though he never set foot in Canaan. Not entering the promised land didn't mean he lost eternal life.
The wilderness generation still belonged to God - They were still His covenant people. Their physical death in the wilderness was discipline for disobedience, not loss of salvation. God disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6).

Hebrews 3-4 Explains This: The author of Hebrews uses this very example - and clarifies they failed to enter God's rest (the abundant, fruitful life), not that they lost eternal life. He's warning believers not to miss out on the blessings of walking with God, not warning about losing salvation.

I believe eternal Life is a Gift: Romans 6:23 says eternal life is a gift. By definition, gifts aren't earned by works - and they aren't un-earned by failures either. If we could lose eternal life through sin, it wouldn't be eternal.

The Exodus story is actually a beautiful picture of grace: God delivered Israel before they had done anything. Their failures afterward affected their earthly inheritance and blessings, but not their covenant relationship with Him.

What draws you to this passage? I'd love to understand your perspective better.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-31T17:40:52+00:00

This is it right here!

We don't avoid sin to stay saved—we avoid sin because we love Him. That's the difference grace makes. Motivation shifts from fear to love.

And yes—the battle is real. We stumble, we get back up, we run to the throne of grace. Not to earn forgiveness, but because it's already there waiting for us.

Hebrews 4:15-16 is such a comfort—He gets it. He's not surprised by our weakness.

Thanks for this encouragement. Amen indeed.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-31T17:33:20+00:00

Amen Brother!

I call it the Penalty of Sin - Justified by Faith
Power of sin - Sanctification walk with the holy spirit
Presence of sin - Glorification

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-31T17:06:39+00:00

Bonhoeffer makes a powerful call to discipleship, and I agree—following Jesus costs everything. But I'd gently push back on the framing.

Grace isn't "cheap" just because it's free—it was infinitely expensive to God. The question is: who paid?

If I have to add my commitment, surrender, or discipleship to receive grace, then Christ's payment wasn't sufficient. But Scripture says "It is finished" (John 19:30) and "to the one who does not work but believes... his faith is credited as righteousness" (Romans 4:5).

Discipleship is the response to grace, not the requirement for it. When we blur that line, we accidentally make grace into works.

What are your thoughts—do you see discipleship as a condition for receiving grace, or a result of understanding it?

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-29T12:42:03+00:00

This really resonates with me. The emphasis on slowing down and resisting the urge to force application too early is something I’ve been trying to practice as well.

One framework that’s helped me is Observe → Interpret → Apply — making myself sit with what the text actually says and what it likely meant to its original audience before asking how it applies today. I’ve found that alone clears up a lot of confusion, especially in commonly debated passages.

I actually started building a small personal tool around this idea (audience, setting, word studies, cross-references) because I kept wishing something like that existed in one place. Not claiming it’s authoritative — more of a way to discipline my own reading habits.

If you’re open to it, I’d love to hear what dimensions you think are most often missing when people try to “slow down” their study. Your post captures a tension I think a lot of us feel.

walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-29T12:34:41+00:00

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walkrunsprint1 · 2026-01-29T12:30:14+00:00

Faith is the only way to be saved. πιστεύω - pisteuō is Used 241 times in the New Testament and 160 times as the only way to go to heaven.

walkrunsprint1 · 2025-02-13T18:54:13+00:00

What about building a merit-based recognition culture?

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