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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. Management has the wrong pedigree, is geographically undesirable, competes in the wrong industry, and/or has a business model that lacks "scalability credibility" with the venture community.

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How much equity for investors and employees?

dondodge.typepad.com

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? 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%

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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Life Beyond Code

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. SM: The first thing they have learnt is the importance of bootstrapping and attaining customer validation, as well as the mechanics of both those disciplines.