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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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Now let me clarify — NET is a dandy language. ” Don’t get me wrong: NET on your resume isn’t an instant showstopper. But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. And at the time,NET was the best choice for those problems.

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Startup Founder Agreements

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In one case the CEO had a different vesting schedule because he had spent a lot more time than the rest of the founding team on the idea. It outlines key points of agreement between founders around IP ownership, equity ownership, vesting, etc. There is some up-front vesting acceleration. The FastIgnite one is two pages.

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The Startup Lawyer

Instead, startup legal documents are a safety net. vesting schedule and company repurchase option ). What if your startup’s rockstar developer claims ownership of the startup’s IP? What if a co-founder decides to bolt? Good startup legal documents make sure your startup doesn’t free fall to the ground (i.e.,

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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

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He had a stock option vesting program and had vested a significant amount of his stock but not all. He’s suing the company to get all of his stock options even though he signed a vesting agreement. Make sure you have standard vesting – even before your raise capital. At least one year cliff and 4-year vesting.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Friends & Family – High net-worth individuals with a passion for you and your industry. High net-worth individuals familiar with the industry or credit cards. Once you’ve done that – then. do something else.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. You can give them 20% of the company with a vesting schedule over four years (this way if things don’t work out you don’t lose too much), and you add infinite value to your team. Net neutrality (1:09:00).