A financial mechanism allowing a startup’s original founders to allocate equity or monetary value to early contributors without immediate cash exchange. Used to reward advisors, developers, or initial team members for pre-revenue work. Both founders (preserving cash) and early contributors (gaining ownership) benefit from this flexible, deferred compensation model.
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