What is Proposed Company Value?

The value the group creator assigns to 100% of the business. It is a reference for equity talks, not a professional valuation.

How is Reference Value calculated?

Proposed Company Value multiplied by the equity percentage. A $20,000 Proposed Company Value and 5% equity is a $1,000 Reference Value.

Does a Skills / Tasks application mean cash was invested?

No. Reference Value is only the reference attached to that proposed equity. It is not cash invested.

Does EquityTake issue shares?

No. Applications and allocations on EquityTake are proposed. They do not issue shares, transfer ownership, or create a binding agreement by themselves.

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How EquityTake Works

From Idea to Team to Startup. Great businesses often start with an idea. An idea still needs the right people around it before it becomes something real.

Idea → Group → Contributions → Proposed Equity → Team → Startup

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1. Start With an Idea

Have an idea for a business, project or startup? Create a group and explain what you want to build. It does not need to be fully developed. The group is where interested people explore the opportunity, ask questions and help shape it.

When you create a group, you can set:

what the business or project is about
the type of people you are looking for
the maximum number of co-founders
the Proposed Company Value
how much equity is available
whether the business is pre-incorporation or already incorporated

Proposed Company Value is the value the group creator assigns to 100% of the business. It is a shared reference for discussing proposed equity. It is not an independent or professional valuation. Example: Proposed Company Value of $100,000. A proposed 5% equity allocation has a $5,000 Reference Value.

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2. Build a Group Around the Idea

Once the group is published, other people can discover it and learn what you are trying to build. EquityTake brings people together around the idea, not by matching profiles. Potential co-founders can explore the opportunity, join the discussion and decide whether their experience, skills, resources or capital fit.

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3. Decide What You Can Contribute

Cash is money someone is prepared to put toward building the business. Skills / Tasks is work, expertise, time or specific responsibilities they are prepared to take on. A group might include the person with the original idea, a developer who can build the product, a marketer who can acquire customers, and someone prepared to contribute capital.

4. Apply for Equity

If someone wants to join, they can submit an equity application showing: the percentage of equity requested, whether the contribution is Cash or Skills / Tasks, what the person proposes to contribute, and the corresponding Reference Value.

Reference Value = Proposed Company Value × equity percentage. Example: Proposed Company Value $20,000, proposed equity 5%, Reference Value $1,000. If the contribution is Skills / Tasks, it does not mean that cash was invested.

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5. Review, Discuss and Agree

An equity application is not accepted automatically. Applications stay Pending while the group administrator and members consider them. If the application is approved, that proposed equity is allocated to the member and removed from the equity still available.

6. Build the Team

As people join and proposed equity is allocated, an idea can become a structured founding team. The equity picture is: Founder equity + approved proposed allocations + available equity. Full allocation can mean a potential founding team has formed. It does not mean a company has been incorporated, or that legal shares have been issued.

7. Take the Startup Forward

EquityTake covers the stage between "I have an idea" and "we have a team that can build it." When a team is ready, the next steps are theirs: build the product, validate the business, prepare founder agreements, incorporate, raise finance, or get professional legal and financial advice.

Pre-incorporation and incorporated groups

Pre-incorporation. The business is not yet a company. Equity on EquityTake is a proposed, informal arrangement. It does not create legal shares or ownership.

Incorporated. The business already exists. Equity on EquityTake is still a proposed allocation until the company has properly agreed and legally implemented it.

EquityTake does not sell shares

EquityTake does not issue shares, transfer legal ownership, hold investment funds, or automatically create legally binding equity agreements. Proposed Company Value, Reference Value and equity applications are discussion tools. Before formalising ownership, investment or company arrangements, get independent legal, financial and tax advice.

FAQ

What is Proposed Company Value?: The value the group creator assigns to 100% of the business. It is a reference for equity talks, not a professional valuation.
How is Reference Value calculated?: Proposed Company Value multiplied by the equity percentage. A $20,000 Proposed Company Value and 5% equity is a $1,000 Reference Value.
Does a Skills / Tasks application mean cash was invested?: No. Reference Value is only the reference attached to that proposed equity. It is not cash invested.
Does EquityTake issue shares?: No. Applications and allocations on EquityTake are proposed. They do not issue shares, transfer ownership, or create a binding agreement by themselves.
Is EquityTake free?: Yes. Sign-in is the only gate. Create a group or browse groups after you sign in.

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