YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Is the entire sector destined to a sudden and quick demise, similar to the dot-com bust of 2001, with widespread stock market collapses and mass layoffs? These emerging market economies are now tired of being mere producers of “Designed in California” products and are starting to invest in innovation.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review United States Software Review China 170

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It even penciled for Google in 1998, and it still worked well enough that Facebook chose to establish its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in 2004. These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Ditto for Apple. The boundaryless era, the time for distributed teams.

Distribution 117

Distribution San Francisco Silicon Valley El Salvador 117

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

I don’t know 100% that this is true in all 50 states (if any lawyers read this please put notes in comments section) but I’m pretty darn sure that this is statuary law in California. Assuming normal valuations at fund raising rounds you’ll be down to 6-12% after you’ve created a stock-option pool and raised capital.

Founder Vesting 365

Founder Vesting Intellectual Property Stock Options IP 365

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

You see, part of my HomeAway compensation is in the form of Expedia stock ( $EXPE ), so it is in my personal interest to fill our talent pipeline with the absolute best product management candidates the world over. I learned that software engineers?—?or customers, other employees, books, blogs, social media, news?—?and

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85