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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. Kayak is great Boston-area success story. Tesla is not. It's a great talk. Lots to learn from him.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Should You Share Equity with Consultants? Science and Technology Technology. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We The 2011 Inc. 500|5000 List. The 2011 Top Lists. 500|5000 Conference.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

www.entrepreneur.com

Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation. In a previous column , I discussed how valuing a startup is more driven by market conditions, comparable companies, exit potential, future capital needs and many other factors. Foregone wages tends to be the anchor that keeps valuation negotiations from sailing into oblivion.