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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have been giving stock options, employees will want you to be a public company, to exercise their rights to buy the stock and sell it at a profit. Liquidity can help attract new employees and keep current ones happy. Do you need this for your image?

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Beware The Consultant

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For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. The final straw came when I asked the latest 25-year old a simple ‘yes / no’ question related to stock options.

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