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CTO Salary and Equity Trends 2009-2011

SoCal CTO

If you look at the year-over-year trends from 2009-2011 for companies that have raised less than $10M: and another chart that is only startups with Seed or Series A according to development stage: To me this is a very interesting set of trends that I would not have guessed without seeing the data.

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

Since I’m mainly doing this for my own interest and this isn’t supposed to be a scientific analysis, I’m going to instead look at the 2019 list and compare it to the 2009 list. 2009 was the nadir of the global economic crisis, followed up an unprecedented bull market. In 2009, white males made up about 70% of the list vs. 56% in 2019.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built.

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World with Bitcoin

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin is a digital currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown programmer, or group of programmers. Bitcoin has grown in popularity since its inception in 2009 becoming the top cryptocurrency available. Bitcoin value increased exponentially since 2009 when it was worth less than a dollar. What is Bitcoin?

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Benefits of Bitcoin

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto and published as an open-source code in January 2009. Bitcoin was initially introduced in 2009 but it took some time before the general public paid attention to them. Bitcoin appeals more towards the tech-savvy crowd of people because it lacks “middlemen” or centralised authority.

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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013). Conclusion.

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

photos by [link] November 16th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Simplicity is mostly a way to avoid looking like you’re releasing a product that lacks features. Adding features without making the product too complex creates real value for your customers and produces revenue for your company.