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Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO

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Jane and Dick, our fearless cofounders of SayAhh, have set up an accounting system and created their first set of financial statements. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years. Bring Praveena in as a founder and offer 10-20% of the company as stock. Time to update the cap table.

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Joint Statement by Colorado High-Tech Companies on COVID-19

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We therefore call on others in Colorado — and in other startup communities across the country — to follow our lead and implement these procedures, effective immediately.

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Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams

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Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. He co-founded it in partnership with High Alpha (we are LPs) and SVB. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Fred Wilson was his lead investor.

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Supporting the Zane Access Inaugural Pre-Capital Program Cohort

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Shila responded that they’d love to do an AMA and asked if I would be willing to underwrite the tuition for one of the founders, as there were eight in the program who were accepted but would have to forgo the opportunity to join the program due to the financial investment obligation. The hurt is everywhere.

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Reboot 2022 Q4 Leadership Bootcamp

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Regular readers of this blog know about my long-time (back to 1996) friendship with Reboot co-founder and CEO Jerry Colonna. If you’re looking to reboot and refresh your leadership, join Team Reboot this November 10-13, 2022 , in Boulder, CO, for their fall Leadership Bootcamp.

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Jason Returns to the 313 for Startup Grind Detroit on April 5th

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In case you don’t know about Jason, prior to co-founding Foundry Group, Jason was a co-founder of SRS Acquiom and a Managing Director and General Counsel for Mobius Venture Capital. Most importantly, he is my co-author on our book Venture Deals and he puts up with me on a daily basis. The Motor City.

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Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams

Feld Thoughts

Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. He co-founded it in partnership with High Alpha (we are LPs) and SVB. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Fred Wilson was his lead investor.