Up and Running
DECEMBER 1, 2015
In 2005, David Choe was invited to paint a number of murals at Facebook’s HQ in Palo Alto. Of course, not every equity compensation story is a David Choe Story. If you’re thinking about extending equity to an employee or a vendor (as in the example above), you should know that the topic is multi-faceted. We’ll be happy to help.
Austin Startup
MAY 11, 2017
We focus primarily on software and Internet companies in areas such as SaaS, application software, financial software, consumer internet, and online marketplaces. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way. That drives every decision we make. Fueled by Gayle Jobyrne and Kathryn Finney.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But software companies often take longer to scale top-line revenue than retailers so it takes a while to cover your nut.
The Equity Kicker
JANUARY 21, 2016
Word processing software – the market took off in the 1980s and is now in substantial decline due to Google Docs and Evernote. Blogging got going in about 2005 before Twitter and a collection of other sites took the wind out of it’s sales over the last three years or so. Other examples I can think of include.
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Kayak Software Corporation. 3) ITA Relationship: Much has been made of the fact that Kayak along with OTAs (online travel agents) license data from ITA Software which is now part of Google. round closed Feb 2005. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. Founding Date: 2004. Series B Preferred.
crowdSPRING Blog
JANUARY 5, 2012
Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 41 billion has been lost or is likely to go unspent in gift cards issued since 2005 – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link]. This is wild.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). And well they should be. And so on down then line. Why the bursting of bubbles also affects more than investors.
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