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? Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. A growing number of skeptics are openly talking of a ‘high tech bubble’.

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. Companies are relying on the engineering talent provided by remote, distributed, or as we call them , boundaryless teams. Reason One: Software is Eating the World. Not likely.

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

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

As lawyer Scott Edward Walker wrote earlier this year, because of this “Convertible notes are ticking time bombs: if the maturity date is reached, and there hasn’t been a Series A round (triggering the automatic conversion of the notes into shares of preferred stock), there is the potential for disaster.” Crunch With Us.

Equity 87

Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

For example: If an advisor meets with the founding team monthly, is involved in recruiting talent for the business, and takes a few customer calls, then that advisor would be entitled to 1 percent of the company in the form of restricted stock or options, vesting over a two-year time frame. San Francisco, California. San Francisco, CA.

Equity 94

Equity San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 94

Scalable Startup

MAY 29, 2012

Here are some of the factors: (1) Amazing Engineering Skills – Let’s just start with the big one. There is a highly under-known fact in the software engineering world – many of the best developers and architects are not in Silicon Valley, but in the New York metro area. These people abound in New York.

Silicon Valley 22

Silicon Valley New York Startup Software Engineering 22

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A recent job posting by zlien , a construction industry software company, frames the product manager’s mindset this way: Do you find yourself staring at a complex world and identifying problems to engineer away? so that the talent, the designers, engineers, analysts and data scientists, can focus on their core work.

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85