People are much more likely to provide ingredients like equipment or time than money so an extra incentive is preferable for those who provide cold, hard cashola. If a Grunt provides small amounts of working capital, pays for services (like corporate formation), or covers material out-of-pocket expenses for which no reimbursement will be received, the theoretical value is the value of the cash or credit used times four. Cash contributions are weighted heavily in a formation-stage company for several reasons:

• First, it is much harder for a Grunt to replace the cash when he or she is in the process of starting a company.
• Next, all businesses need cash to survive. No cash = No business
• Lastly, weighting cash heavily allows founders to buy and maintain a big chunk of their own business during the early days.