Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations.

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

If you’re goal is to get a valuation and sell then you need to be especially sure you have a good idea. It’s pointless to learn cross platform app development from scratch when you can hire someone. Go the extra mile to find the coder who stays up all night and the graphic designer who spends their free time in museums.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Coder Startup Valuation 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2014

My personal policy is to get the idea going, make it sustainable, hire passionate and experienced managers to take my place, then move on to the next challenge. I remain the major shareholder in a number of what we consider “built-to-last” companies, all with strong valuations and ROI potential.

San Francisco 154

San Francisco Business Model Silicon Valley Coder 154

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 - 0.33. I was originally hired as a contractor, developing a SaaS app from scratch, including DB design and coding. Along the way, I was hired full time (I believe about 8 months after I started), a coder from India was hired and another contractor was added to the team. CEO 5 - 10.

Equity 62

Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

The idea is to build a hit that would make the founder(s) an appealing and quick talent acquisition (sometimes referred to as an acq-hire). Lastly, large companies that seek new talent will likely hire promising individuals through a small exit. All these factors combined make it more likely for a single coder to create a one-time hit.

Lean 144

Lean Startup Agile Coder 144

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Smart teams understand quickly that all three skills are essential - if you can't recognize the need, you won't be able to hire for it or value it. Tools that technical people have had for years (project management methods and tools, programming frameworks, etc.) 14 Comments • Nov 15, 2010 +1 for use of Platonic.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51