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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

For some reason there’s a stigma around cash vs. equity conversation and it seems to offend some founders that people have limits for what they will do on an equity-only basis. I would think that if you are trying to attract people on an equity-only basis you wouldn’t want to get too far into the conversation without raising the issue.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. This is what I wrote on that Quora answer from Sept 2010. Lemons ripen early, great companies take time.”

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Using Cohort Analysis for Conversion Optimization

ConversionXL

The class of 2010 is a cohort, because every student in the group graduated in 2010. As the above chart shows, we can compare the average income of the class of 2010 and 2011 over the same relative interval (5 years after graduation) for an apple-to-apples comparison. This is their commonality. click to tweet!

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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

View from Seed

Similarly, conversations about generative AI very quickly move into speculation about the jobs that will be transformed or eliminated, the skills that future children will or won’t have to learn, and perhaps even the nature of work itself. While great companies were founded during Web2.0, was long gone. application explosion began.

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Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston

Software By Rob

A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup&# → Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Look forward to seeing you there.

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The Importance of Children’s Online Safety on World Social Media Day

The Startup Magazine

World Social Media Day first launched on June 30, 2010. While it’s no secret that they are digital natives and seem to have a much stronger grasp on technology, there needs to be more conversations about a kid’s online safety. Is that a plane? Is that a bird? No, it’s…yet another cell tower. Communication has evolved over the years.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

In 2010 I deconstructed the filings for GameFly and Quinstreet. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million.