Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The by February 2006).

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. Mr. Lindzon has more than 20 years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? You got it.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. This is unintentional and inevitable.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Let's recap. That crazy chicken.

Technology 191

Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. We published the full report in the Journal of Private Equity ; it’s now the #2-most viewed article in the Journal’s history. 2008) [iv].

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

While many travel industry leaders chose to “go dark,” as Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky put it , while they decided how to navigate next steps, Chesky took a different approach: He got candid. Today, we are thrilled to have Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky with us. Those are your five stakeholders.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 69

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Here, the 40-person Summit Series team, led by co-founders Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeff Rosenthal and Jeremy Schwartz, is anything but “settling down.” In late 2011, Summit rallied the community to raise nearly $1 million to create a marine reserve the size of Manhattan in the island chain that hosted Summit at Sea.

Utah 168

Utah Congo Cofounder Incubator 168

www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Date for a bit, then split the equity. No one funded us.

Founder 51

Founder Startup Cofounder Vesting 51

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. Three notes before we begin: After reading these, you realize more than ever that the startup community is really like no other. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. This was supposed to be Airbnb's biggest year by many measures, including its IPO, which was one of the most anticipated since the 2008 financial crisis. And that hadn't happened since 2009 and we launched in late 2008.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

While many travel industry leaders chose to “go dark,” as Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky put it , while they decided how to navigate next steps, Chesky took a different approach: He got candid. Today, we are thrilled to have Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky with us. Those are your five stakeholders.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 36

Pascal's View

OCTOBER 6, 2009

To be clear, this process began over eleven years ago and, in my view, it is the single most important issue for the venture capital community because it jeopardizes an entire generation of innovative American companies. In addition to revitalizing America’s slipping global competitiveness, restoring emerging company IPOs in the U.S.

IPO 37

IPO SEC Initial Public Offering United States 37

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. He was raising money initially in the worst market in a decade (we met in 2008), he’s in his mid-40′s, is doing a mom’s site (he has no kids) and he has a JewFro. Q&A with Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant, founders of AngelList.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 12, 2020

To build products that are healthy for human beings and the communities they inhabit. So for other companies, especially for this next generation of founders who look up to you and what you have accomplished here, what do you want them to take away from your example here? Brian Chesky : Oh, it's a good question. Whether it's.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Design Hiring Government 113

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve identified a wide range of organizations who are working on bridging the economic, cultural, and political gap between Israel, the Arab community, and the Middle East/North Africa region (“MENA”) through technology. I also suggest look at the UAE-Israel Technology & Finance Community/Mailing List. Apply here. Siraj Capital.

UAE 60

UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 19, 2019

Andy Rachleff co-founded the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital in 1995. Then in 2008, he had a revelation from his experience on the Penn endowment board about how to democratize investing advice and “accidentally” founded a new company to do it. So the venture industry outsourced that market risk to the angel community.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley Lean Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 159