SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I find it totally acceptable because I believe Robert has high integrity and manages church / state issues himself. Again, I personally trust Michael and Jason to manage this quality. I have a vested interest – not just due to an investment in Ad.ly Who decides? If he didn’t, I would unfollow him. I assure you Ad.ly

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2015

He had never run one, and worse, had never been on a board of a startup making the transition from searching for a business model and product/market fit, to the next phase of “building” the infrastructure to support scale. Tell each hiring manager: No new hires until you write/update your own job description. the company had.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Franchising is a long term growth model which has been proven to effectively duplicate business models the world over. Franchising is a marketing mechanism that allows a business to leverage independent ownership through franchise investors. by Christopher Conner, President of Franchise Marketing Systems.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2010

The role of a founding CEO in a startup searching for a business model is radically different than a CEO building and growing a company. Will they tailor your vesting to your contribution as a founder? These VC’s are skilled in helping you search for the business model. Your potential business model?

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

From a young person’s perspective, with tight labour markets, decreasing barriers to entry, low capital-intensive business models and immediate free access to a global market, the appeal is also compelling. We should be teaching them more about entrepreneurship including a strong emphasis on cash-flow management and financial literacy.

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

It is gently laying the foundation for a subsequent financing, helping the CTO set sensible milestones to be achieved that can demonstrate execution skill and release cycle management. They might give them too much stock, and even have that stock not subject to vesting provisions. Camaraderie? Perhaps all of the above. Camaraderie?

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  vesting (of founders stock) is a way for founders to protect themselves from one another.    vesting (of founders stock) is a way for founders to protect themselves from one another.  Managing Company Growth. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Your business works as intended if you can attract customers that fit into the context of your operation. Are the logistics manageable? Keep the valuations consistent with company progress.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Good investors use the valuation discussions to gauge the business savvy of the management team and to understand their ability to appreciate and deal with economic market forces that set values.   You can vary both valuation and term-sheet assumptions (in the gray boxes) to assess the impact on the values of the business.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A founder’s lack of credibility/experience in growing and managing a large company hindered a company that wanted to go public. — all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. VCs with large funds (~>$200M) need investments in Unicorns to make their own business model work.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 11, 2007

As a VC that invests in early stage companies, part of my job is to discover new opportunities and business models. For now, ClubPenguin earns cash through the premium model having free users pay a monthly or annual fee for the special privilege to customize and buy items for their penguins.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Not being caught up in a corporate management structure gives me the freedom and agility to be at the top of our game. You often are required to go through several layers of management in the attempt to properly take care of a customer’s issue. Everyone is so vested in their businesses. 14 – A Few Things.

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Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Offering ESOPs to employees has the added benefit of promoting employees to take a vested interest in the company and its success and may be a good way for a social enterprise to free up additional capital.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Beware The Consultant John Greathouse – Posted in: Cash Flow Management , Launching Venture , Strategic Planning. There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model. Cash Flow Management (4).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Challenge the Status Quo - StubHub entered an industry dominated by a couple of large players who had a vested interest to block the legality of their business of providing a marketplace for the sale of tickets in the secondary market. There are going to be a lot of tough times and perseverance is essential.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 14, 2015

It can help you consider areas you may not have thought of and the vast majority of overseas banks will require a business plan before they approve an overseas bank account. While there are a number of posts that cover the topic of writing a business plan in detail, some of the areas to consider will be: Business background.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

… Steve, you’ve been doing in the Lean LaunchPad course is how do we take that and expand upon it, not just in business but … in policy, in medicine, in public health, because the application of skills in those fields is just as important as it is in a business. … We didn’t have a business model in the early days.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Poor Investor Management As a founder, you have to manage your investors. How hard you have to work on managing investors usually depends onhow much money youve taken. It is irresponsible not to think about business models. It happens so oftenthat weve reversed our attitude to vesting.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I was manifesting this huge monolithic application in my head that would revolutionize the job search, I had even written some code at this point, and didn’t have any idea if actual businesses were willing to pay a dime for it. Go vest yourself. It’s a pain to manage payroll, unemployment, insurance, etc in one state.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Permanent employees are a necessity for the company, but they require a certain degree of investment between training, management, benefit packages, and more. Again, it depends on your business model, but investing in technology wisely and with purpose will go a long way toward helping startups achieve success.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. The point is their opinions werent clouded by any vested interest or lengthy analysis. Ive never heard of a VC running Monte Carlo simulations on possible outcomes.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”. The post-mortem of ArsDigita takes the cake for candor and illustrating in graphic detail what goes on when investors and startup management have a falling out from the startup’s perspective.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

joined as a General Manager of the Computing Tabulating Recording Company, but renamed the company International Business Machines and turned it into the IBM we recognize today. The transition would have been far easier if these executives running the companies had invented the old models. Thomas Watson, Sr.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. Just ensure you understand your numbers and manage them well. $50 What you measure, you manage).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” The billions of dollars managed by mutual funds, hedge funds, insurance companies, university endowments, pensions, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and the like need to find returns for their money. ” “Sure, prices are dropping.

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 20, 2014

As you can see from the interactive chart below, more HBS MBA graduates are heading out to the West Coast, taking positions in product management, marketing, sales, and general management. Classes, such as Launching Technology Ventures and Product Management 101 , are encouraging this trend - preparing students for these jobs.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Also, be sure to include vesting for all founders. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. If there are any promises (written, verbal or otherwise) regarding equity, address early rather than later.

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