Remove Bootstrapping Remove Burn Rate Remove Management Remove Matching
article thumbnail

ProfessorVC: CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

Professor VC

No companys future ever matches their projections and it is the assumptions and how the entrepreneur understands the market and sees the opportunity evolving that we care about. Bootstrapping 101. As I am quoted in the article, it is easy to pick holes in a business plan. ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine.

article thumbnail

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

billion in 2009, which matches the amount invested by VCs. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. According to the Center for Venture Research at UNH , there are over 260,000 angel investors.

article thumbnail

How much equity for investors and employees?

dondodge.typepad.com

If a VP level person gets 100,000 shares, then a director level person might get 50,000, and a manager/supervisor might get 25,000 shares. 5% Managers -.25% 5% each and ten manager/supervisors with.25% My next post will be about the importance of cash flow, keeping burn rates low, and how to avoid excessive equity dilution.

Equity 40