The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

And they probably never will be unless business model viability is reassessed across the board. We didn’t have to change our business model entirely, we just realized what was working and what wasn’t and moved on from there. Hire versatile players and lean into your team The SVB collapse reminded us that staffing matters.

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Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 109

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. The first time we hired partners for Kibin was way back in late 2009. I’ve heard people say it’s impossible to hire good developers right now. I want to hire before I have the ability to pay anyone.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. Basing a consultant’s compensation on the incremental revenue they generate is a great example of a deal that is on The Fringe (for other creative approaches to partnering, see Agreements on The Fringe). Pyramid Power.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Edwin: Oh sorry, so the business model. Edwin: The business model is that the organizer has to pay. So hiring more people and being around more people and getting more things done is not actually one of the reasons. Why not get a partner? Is that what they’re doing? Lots of things change.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

When my partner Marc wrote his post describing our firm , the most controversial component of our investment strategy was our preference for founding CEOs. Salmon points out that “not a single one of the 12 [candidates] is a CEO who was hired to run a company by its board of directors.”. If you do, hire him!

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 78

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. Partner up? I don’t know any developers. No legal muck.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

Business Model: running a lot of experiments - pricing, packaging, value proposition. The first version of the go to market team is hired (i.e., Also, that first VP you hired was great from 0-1 and good from 1-10, but you''re afraid she can''t scale to the next level. first sales person, first marketing professional).

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Mezzanine IPO Finance Business Model 20