Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Tim O’Reilly, Founder at O’Reilly Media and promoter of open source and Web 2.0 Let’s have a look at what early stage founders can expect in terms of oxygen. For the time being, you’ll spend 40–50% less on renting a home or office and 20–30% less on employee salaries, while not giving up that much in terms of the startup ecosystem.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2014

by Bobby Emamian , co-founder and CEO of Prolific Interactive. For Buffer, it means having an “ open salary ” policy, meaning it uses a public salary formula for all employees. Scalability. Disruption. It’s amazing how quickly an idea can go from buzzworthy to buzzword. Your employees and clients will thank you.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Almost all of it is in one giant fixed-cost bucket: salaries. Returning to our example of the beleaguered founder who still has the pager, before hiring an operations guy, try promoting someone from within to take on the job. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. And all of that cost was caused by one activity: hiring.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2016

by Brent Freeman , co-founder and president of Stealth Venture Labs. So we continued to hire more full-time salaried employees to help ease the pain. Despite what many entrepreneurs may think, know this: Not all growth is good growth. In fact, expanding too quickly can be just as dangerous as not growing at all.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Compounding what's already just a general shortage of engineers, those tech companies with deep pockets are offering big salaries and bonuses to those willing to join (and hopefully stay). The "Which startups in San Francisco Bay Area are hiring?" Although the unemployment rate in the U.S. thread on Quora gives just a glimpse.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

It was definitely a huge leap to leave the corporate world (and the salary and security that comes with it) and start a company. With a wealth of financial knowledge, I took a risk and became the CFO of a clean tech startup and eventually moved to San Francisco where my entire high end wardrobe became obsolete.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Voluntary salary reduction program. Ive also used the voluntary salary reduction tool - its particularly useful as a way to get passionate employees who dont have a lot of personal expenses to buy into the mission of the company at a deep level. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Selling is an honorable profession.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

But Viddy isnt based in the technology hotbeds of Silicon Valley and San Francisco. "It After years of the San Francisco Bay Area dominating the tech start-up scene, with huge smashes such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, entrepreneurs are finding they can go elsewhere to grow and prosper. But there will be," Citron says.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

And the satisfaction of not only paying my own salary– which I’ve done for years on various book projects– but paying the salaries of others. Sarah Lacy is the founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily. anyone of any age can be an entrepreneur youngster founders may have one advantage -- time.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2011

After I left the military, I ended up in Palo Alto, a town south of San Francisco. While I earned a good salary, I got up and went to work every day not because of the pay, but because I loved what I did. As time went on, I was a co-founder or member of the starting team for six high-tech startups….

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

That being said the following is available to the right candidate: • 3-5% equity in the company (based on experience). • $50,000/year salary once we obtain funding (target: January, 2010). We began interviewing a selected few just a few days later on Sunday afternoon in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.

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Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

San Francisco, over 50 universities and trillions of dollars in revenue. 150,000 salary right out of college. VCs of course, Angels, they invented the term Super Angel, San Francisco, Real Estate leverage, IPO millionaires, corporate funding, Asian and European money, and on and on. Unlimited vacation.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. In San Francisco one can find hacking events on a daily basis, as well as many unconference events where people get their hands dirty playing with code.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. He is the co-­founder and CEO of Quote Roller and PandaDoc. However, figuring out the way your startup should make money could be challenging, especially for us left­-brained founders.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

There are multiple reasons for this, but generally what happens is that people end up getting first jobs at smaller companies with lower salaries than they otherwise might have – and thus are playing catch-up from the start. It’s not just a salary issue. Unfortunately, this is the reality you’re faced with right now.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

When investors interrogate founders, these interrogatives arise, but with a twist: Adding the word “why” in front of each. But also you de-risk by aligning the solution to the founder’s existing abilities, for example in using whatever language/framework the founders are already adept in. When → Why now?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. As founders invest massive amounts of time into their start-up, how critical is it for them to come out of their “hermit caves” and network?

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2020

I craved freedom to be responsible for my salary, not have someone else set it. I co-founded goTenna because I wanted to solve a problem that I cared about. I’ve rarely seen it work out that way, and I worry I sometimes see too many people driven by the desire to be a CEO/founder, as opposed to making something awesome.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Joining me in the Stanford University studio were: Jered Lawson , co-founder of Pie Ranch , a 14-acre farm on California’s San Mateo coast that is reconnecting people to their food. Chase Adam , founder of Watsi , is on a mission to provide healthcare for every person in the world. Jered Lawson. Chase Adam.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

A more rational career path for money-making is one that rewards effort, in the form of promotions, increased security, salary and status. A more rational career path for money-making is one that rewards effort, in the form of promotions, increased security, salary and status. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The possibility of working from home or co-working spaces has been around for some time. Adaptable office space and co-working spaces allow flexibility as never before. Being independent of the ever-rising rent costs in San Francisco, New York, London and other business hubs worldwide is also a huge benefit.

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