Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 22, 2020
From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2016
From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 8, 2015
From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2011
Vested over 4 years. like how much burn rate), whether to sell the company, etc. Startups have high failure rates. Most senior employees who join are given 2% if they join early. If you do decide to go down the 50/50 route, please at least consider: Make sure you have founder vesting for both of you.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
The reason is that employees are investors too—oftheir time—and they want just as much to be able to cash out. Ifyour competitors offer employees stock options that might make themrich, while you make it clear you plan to stay private, yourcompetitors will get the best people. Theres only common stock at this stage.
Hippoland
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Your equity stake If you’re a “founder” brought into a startup a bit later and are given say 5% of the company (on a vesting schedule), this is very different from being an “original founder” who likely owned 25-50% of the business starting out. 4) Burn rate is a signal to investors Your overall burn rate is a signal to investors.
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