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Originally Posted by RawDepth
This may not be the right forum but...
An acquaintance is offering to invest in my website as a silent partner, (obviously because he sees potential there.) I sure could use the money for promotion but if it would happen to fail, I don’t want to owe him all that money. I will likely decline the offer, but I am now curious about how it should work.
Can anyone put in plain words the typical roll of a silent partner and how much influence they might have over the direction of the site?
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RawDepth,
Here are a few things I would suggest:
1. Draft an official contract between you and your silent partner on who's in charge with what
2. Decide which percentage of the company should be owned by who and what
3. Draft up a plan and be sure that this plan works! A good way is partner up with veteran Webmasters to maximize your results.
Always talk to a lawyer and draft something you both agree. Doesn't matter how close you are, to maintain balance and to protect yourself this is your best bet. Best of luck!
-Swapw