www.avc.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Nov 22 , 2010. Employee Equity: How Much? The most common comment in this long and complicated MBA Mondays series on Employee Equity is the question of how much equity should you grant when you make a hire. To be clear, these are hires we are talking about, not co-founders. Musings of a VC in NYC. First, a caveat.

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Startup Company Lawyer

AUGUST 31, 2012

Quick answer: convertible equity (or a convertible security) is convertible debt without the repayment feature at maturity or interest. Over the past few years, convertible debt has emerged as a quick and inexpensive method for startup companies to raise money from angel investors and early stage venture funds. Background. The problem.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I presented to 1,000’s of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had 9 interviews, chatted with 8 VC’s, sat on 4 panels, talked policy with 2 government ministers, 2 members of parliament, 1 head of a public pension fund and was in 1 TV-documentary. Instead the business press dumped on the founders for “selling out.”

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. “We The company recently announced its first minority investment, from Spectrum Equity. Next, we had to figure out how we could deliver that while staying drop dead simple to operate. Investor Input?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. How it happens.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 15, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← No one wants to tell you your baby is ugly More on Liquidation Preferences → Pre-Money Valuation vs Number of Founders Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin Here’s a chart of the day worth sharing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Sunday, August 15, 2010. Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends. Planning, Startups, Stories. December 2010. Working for Equity Instead of Cash. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

His most recent company, Filtrbox, participated in the inaugural Techstars class (Techstars Boulder 2007) and was a win for all parties involved; Filtrbox was acquired in 2010 by Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE). So why would you treat your debt investors (somewhat) like equity investors? It’s too early for that s**t.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

When it comes to launching a startup, most founders think they should reside in the United States, Silicon Valley, in particular, to have a successful business. If you leave aside the devastating impacts of Covid-19 on the economy and people, this pandemic was able to change the prospects of startups in Southeast Asia.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

We tried to provide a framework for startups to think about what activities should be outsourced and why. What kind of startup outsources everything? Well, you’re right, most don’t, but one example of a startup that does is PlentyOfFish. Also, most startup attorneys will do deferred payment plans.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. We’ve consulted and implemented projects for companies from Fortune 100 firms to small (successful) startups. We currently work for a top financial services firm while we focus the majority of our efforts on our startup. We are a startup and this is essential (and non-negotiable).

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

On October 4th, five technology startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges made up of successful investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. Any software, hardware, or CPG startup in Texas with a female founder or co-founder can apply to participate. Startups, submit your application now!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Convertible debt is an investment that “converts&# into equity in the future usually at a discount to your next funding round price and sometimes has a “cap&# (maximum price). prefer equity to convertible debt): If you’re an early stage investor (e.g. a priced/valued preferred stock financing)?&#.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. Founder Feedback. Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA. Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches. Washington DC.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. 13, 2011 13:30 in Startups. Last night, I went to a local “find a co-founder” meetup for RE. Let’s face it; the make up of your team is absolutely critical to the success of any startup.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. 5th November 2010. #. My own anecdotal evidence indicates that the number of tech startups being founded is on the rise again. Perhaps the easiest way to find potential technical co-founders is to hang out in both online and offline communities where technical entrepreneurs gather.

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femgineer.com

JULY 18, 2010

HOME About the Femgineer Speaking Engagements Reading List Recruiting Startup Engineers With the startup market taking off, there is always a clamor to find good engineers, developers, and designers. There are a lot of engineers out there who have been burned by founders who pull and push them in a variety of directions.

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Altgate

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Note that the Scorecard is only available to 2010 survey participants, so if you didn’t take this year’s survey, you’ll just have to wait until next year. For obvious reasons, we compare founders to founders and non-founders to non-founders.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? August 2010 Two years ago I wrote about what I called " a huge, unexploitedopportunity in startup funding :" the growing disconnect betweenVCs, whose current business model requires them to invest largeamounts, and a large class of startups that need less than theyused to.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. During a presentation at Startup School at Stanford University earlier today, the prolific investor discussed the state of startup funding with a packed auditorium of students and entrepreneurs.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. During a presentation at Startup School at Stanford University earlier today, the prolific investor discussed the state of startup funding with a packed auditorium of students and entrepreneurs.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# I’ll list other consultants I know about, as well.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If you post up an ad to an online job board asking for someone to join your very high risk early stage startup company the odds of getting someone who decent are slim to none. For starters, you have to get inside the head of a programmer who might want to work for your startup. Another option is sweat equity.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2018

by Melvin Wong , founder of Kodorra. This is why it is especially important for startup founders to seek help to guide them through the tedious and often perilous process of starting and growing a company. Accelerator is the place to get years’ worth of startup knowledge, experiences and resources to grow your business.

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ryanwaggoner.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

When I was doing freelance development, I had about one pitch per week for an equity-only opportunity. There are usually several reasons, but mostly it comes down to them not offering enough equity. These “startups&# are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer&# position.

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder September 7, 2010 | View Comments Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder “I’ve got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder.&# So, why should they pick you?

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

If you are considering working at a startup, you should ask these questions. However, a perfectly acceptable—and perhaps even better—answer is that there are no investors other than the founders, and the plan is to bootstrap the company as long as possible. The right answer is, “We’re a startup. That’s cool.

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Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

In fact, there’s a glow among the Twitterati that alignment between founders and investors is getting back to normal. Startup salaries — especially on the engineering side — are at near record highs. This is going to be painful for those companies forced to operate businesses with cash balances like 2010 and cost structures like 2016.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Tuesday, August 17, 2010. He begins by explaining how he arrived at his conclusion: I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder – a software engineer who works for no cash – to help me build my dream website. ” I believe that by this he means they want cash rather than equity.

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

” Transitioning from partners in an informal collaboration to co-owners of an actual business may seem like a big step, but it is a necessary one that every successful startup eventually must take. As soon as valuable IP is developed, founders should assign their rights in the IP to a company in exchange for an ownership stake.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I joined a financial services tech startup in 1999. You can click here to learn more.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Step 2 (as opposed to version 1.1) » 02/25/2010. Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Posted by: toby | 03/01/2010 at 09:52 PM. We went with equity because ivestors would prefer to get equity for the following reasons: 1. Posted by: Ted Wang | 03/01/2010 at 10:45 PM.

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