Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Startup employees calculated that a) their hard work could change the odds and b) someday the stock options they were vesting might make them into millionaires. The stock trickled out over four years, as you would “vest” 1/48 th of the option each month. Essentially the company sells them the stock at zero cost, and they reverse vest.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Managing Creativity. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. That way, he says, "Vesting is an encouragement for the project to be completed.".

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

market indices (Dow, S and P, NASDAQ) are trading lower today than they were in September 1999. First of all, the long-term woes of the stock market have been under-reported because there really isn’t anyone that has a vested interest in pointing it out. And many of them asked – does it portend a “Japan” situation for the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you’re thinking about joining as the director of marketing, product management manager, senior architect, international business development lead, etc. Stock vests for 4 years. Or you have to hit the lottery and be an early player middle management player at Google, Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. It was 1999.

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David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

There are many people in the investment business that believe you have to play your cards close to your vest or you’ll get burned. Since 1999, its Partners have made over 160 investments in over 55 companies. The Foursquare financing was among the most competitive early round financings I’ve seen in a long time ….

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Diego Basch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

In the words of Fred Wilson: VCs are professional money managers. Pretty much all of them admitted that they would party like it’s 1999 if they could get a few million out of their startups. I’ll try to explain why. A VC fund typically has a 10-year investment horizon. A strong return is 3x cash on cash.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Let me preface by saying I obviously have a vested interest in being wrong about tough times ahead but as the old saying goes, “hope for best, plan for the worst.”. While not 1999 all over again but I am observing first-hand the signs of funding frenzy. VCs get paid to “put money to work.&#. I know not everybody agrees.

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