SoCal CTO
JUNE 9, 2010
He’d wasted a year of his life and had a pile of stock options that weren’t very interesting. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. Tesla is not. It's a great talk.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. Your financial risks of starting most technology companies these days are so low. I didn’t negotiate hard on carried interest. Great companies are comprised of great individual point people or functional leaders.
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Steve Blank
MARCH 26, 2014
The good news is that corporations have access to resources and capabilities that most startups can only dream of , whether it is free cash flow, a strong brand, a vibrant supply chain, strong distribution, a skilled sales force, and so on. As Steve would say, this is a big idea.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 29, 2009
These IPOs meant that technology companies didn’t have to get acquired to raise money or get their founders and investors liquid. But the biggest innovation was the “carried interest” (called the “carry”.) Aligning their interests with their limited investors and the entrepreneurs they were investing in.
This is going to be BIG.
JANUARY 10, 2021
Granted the doctors weren’t getting paid directly by the pharma companies to offer allergy drugs—but the companies knew full well that the DNA of this company was to lead people down a path to getting a prescription, and by paying for customer leads to get to the online clinic, they’d be boosting their own sales in the process.
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