SoCal CTO
APRIL 18, 2012
Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners - a go to resource here in LA for recruiting C-level positions at startups - was nice enough to compile some data again this year (see last year's Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data ). Or they are looking at Hiring a CTO and want to see what salary and equity ranges look like. It has not.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 23, 2014
All software is supposed to save time, raise revenue, cut costs and boost productivity, but we now know how difficult it is to meet those goals. New wave tech companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter have to hire thousands of developers with six-figure salaries to offer products that work well. Build-it-Yourself to Do-it-Yourself.
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. Typically, this caliber of bankers wouldn’t talk to you unless your company had five profitable quarters of increasing revenue.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
The very last email I got from him told me the following: Thank you for your time Tony, I understand everyone wants a huge salary, no risk and a cut of the profits. You should avoid spending your time here and instead focus on finding a way to generate revenue or to attract investors so that you can afford to hire someone.
David Teten
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
due to inflation, salary increases) to maintain margin in an environment of downward pressure on prices. In 2009 the organization moved to a run-rate methodology, which monitors spending quarter-over-quarter. Managers look at numbers at a higher level than before.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. Huge downturns have a real impact on the revenue line of start-ups and therefore the pressure on valuations. They also make M&A activity more difficult and with lower outcomes.
VC Cafe
MARCH 11, 2010
If the stock falls during those months, all that blood, sweat and tears can equate to a little more than a salary for the management team. Revenue inched up only two percent to $65.1 million in 2009. If the IPO goes well and management keeps bringing value, it works great for everyone. Net income did however increase to $9.8
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