YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

sales to product development), the problems will continue to exist. In cases where customer feedback is provided to the development team, it is crucial that communication be a two-way street. A dissatisfied customer is generally the result of a communication breakdown.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Member of the Advisory Board. Software and hardware development architects and designers. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Labor-intensive roles, including warehousing and construction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

By Bob Arciniaga In developing the content for this article, it was very apparent this advice is not only critical for startups but for most companies. A properly built advisory board can be a huge strategic advantage to any company. How do you avoid the advisory board death spiral? Select the right board member.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

This was never really an issue during normal business operation as I lead the business development, strategy and operations, but by being the “majority partner”, our bylaws gave my former partner power that he used to litigate me into buying the company that I unquestionably dedicated more time and energy building.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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www.instigatorblog.com

MARCH 2, 2010

The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs Tweet When a startup receives financing it will need to setup a Board of Directors. The Board probably existed beforehand, but was made up only of the founders. Mark Macleod spells it out beautifully in his post on Advisory Boards. Why wouldn’t you?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Between Board Meetings.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the details of these tragedies unfolded, the incidents opened up a national conversation about the need to take a serious look at the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion within every organization and walk of life. It’s not uncommon for nonprofits to recruit experienced and qualified businesspeople to serve on their boards.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

pre-launch, BIG equity, big peeps involved–ANY TIPS?? By developing innovative technologies and taking a new approach, we believe that we can find alignment across various institutional and individual stakeholders with the means to leverage their networks and effectively push for progress. And how do you split the equity?

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

By developing innovating technologies and taking a new approach, we believe that we can find alignment across various institutional and individual stakeholders with the means to leverage their networks and effectively push for progress. We agree on an equity split, vesting, and initial compensation structure. This work is unpaid.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Executives interested in advisory roles often want the experience, intellectual stimulation, and opportunity to put advisory work on their resume as much as they want the compensation. It can be a per meeting fee, a small equity piece, or any other arrangement, and remember, you can cancel this at any time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Your founders and board members won’t always have the necessary expertise you need in every area to be competitive and sustainable. An advisory board can be of great assistance to your startup by filling crucial gaps in your leadership talent. Let’s begin with the definition of the role of a startup advisory board member.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

You don’t even need to do anything and we’ll give you equity. It doesn’t have to be a huge commitment on their part (or significant equity), but just start giving them some tie to your startup and some incentive to maintain the relationship. Plaid is a developer-first company making it easy for financial data to move between apps.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In most cases, organizations are required to set up a formal board of directors who are liable for planning and oversight of the organization. Before setting up an advisory board, boards should discuss the issue and come to a consensus on why they want to establish an advisory board and what they hope to accomplish with it.

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David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. For ideas, see How Executives Can Work from Home with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. It’s virtually mandatory to develop a detailed, data-backed deck, and ideally a video pitch. Lastly, gather feedback.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 11: Every Day in Every Way, We Get a Little Better…The Feedback Matrix, 1:1 Check-ins, “Hallway” Feedback, Performance Reviews, The 360, Soliciting Feedback on Your Own Performance, Crafting and Meeting Development Plans . Chapter 39: Serving on Other Boards…The Basics of Serving on Other Boards, Substance, or Style?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Seek to develop innovation. Innovation – particularly anything that can be patented or protected – will separate your Company from the competition, increase demand for your products or services, and increase your equity when it comes to thinking about your exit strategy. Develop an advisory board.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. Here the rigor in qualifying the GLG Share members helps, because we want the conversation to be valuable on both sides.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Entrepreneurs who are looking to attract investors need to develop and pitch a plan -- preferably written -- that answers every potential investor question about your startup before it is asked. Include advisory board member qualifications and key industry connections. Quantify founder investments, both cash and sweat-equity.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

These connections are likely best when firms are networked with other sources of capital vertically (angel groups, venture debt, private equity and investment bank relationships) and horizontally (in-market and out-of-market venture capital firms). As the local capital base grows the opportunity to attract non-local funding sources increases.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I urge all entrepreneurs to consult and develop a good working relationship with a qualified startup lawyer. Stepping off the soapbox, let’s examine the highest level “To Do” list for a new startup: Formation, Governance and Equity. Advisory board agreements. Pick a name for the new legal entity (e.g., Newco, Inc.”)

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Equity for Employees. Bookkeeper.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Product Development. You will also need proposals for the cost to develop the minimum viable product (the features that allow the product to be deployed). Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. You can also bring these skillsets to the organization via a board of advisors.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

A fair amount of your FFF funding will likely go towards product development. You will also need proposals for the cost to develop the minimum viable product (the features that allow the product to be deployed). Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. You can also bring these skillsets to the organization via advisors.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

What do you do with an advisory board?” A lot of the skills that I developed there, and also in the writing for the public, have been very valuable in making, you know, in liaison with the investors and helping to recruit people. . … We’ve spoken a few times and you’ve been very generous.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

It’s very powerful to have a model that you can email to everyone in the firm, because then everyone sees clearly that you’re communicating the exact same message to the whole team (including outside consultants and the advisory board, if any).

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

And a big factor is how big is the Founder Developer Gap. There’s a funny phenomenon where often the best sounding technical people are often the worst developers. Other labels: Consultant – Take bits and pieces, possibly coach Advisor / Advisory Board Member – Often a periodic responsibility and some ad hoc activities.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Parekh started his career at Goldman Sachs, developing the firm’s equities business in the Middle East, with high net worth family offices and sovereign wealth funds. Mr. Parekh serves on various advisory boards of start-up internet companies. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. Advisory Board. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. development is the proliferation of web Apps (e.g. Let's recap. Carpe Diem. What Does a CEO Do, Anyway?

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www.collegemogul.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Startup Advice: Lessons Learned from Building a Development Team View What links here Posted by Fan Bi on July 19th, 2009 Over the past few months, I’ve explored a bunch of different ways to develop a website without a web developer on the Blank Label team. It turned out to be a terrible decision. Originally.

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venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Normal advisors are also assembled by naive entrepreneurs who think the mere presence of an advisory board will create social proof and help them raise money. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. Finally, there is a beauty to paying in equity rather than an equivalent amount of cash.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As I’ve helped entrepreneurs find their own product-market fit and connected them to potential clients, investors, and Advisory Board members, I’ve spent a lot of time telling them about the “cool kids”. Develop a personal board of advisors about that topic. it isn’t easy. Go seek out the experts.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Ultimately it is up to the Management Team, Advisory Board and Board of Directors to make the investment decisions, manage the capital investments and oversee portfolio company development. Janvest: We are looking at an average holding period of 3-5 years. How will Janvest’s investment committee make its decisions?

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

It starts before the technology development even gets underway, says Stanford University computer science professor Dr. Fei-Fei Li , who is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. RH: Well, and obviously I’m familiar since I’m chairing your advisory board with the feds.

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