Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

You can find free software on the internet that does almost the same thing as your subscription-based software. If you and your co-founder(s) are friends, why not work on your home instead? The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. Stay online.

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Software Review Entrepreneur Cost Cofounder 191

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

We now have at least one generation of VCs and entrepreneurs who didn’t experience the collapse of the Internet bubble. In 2001, I was on the board of four public companies (and was co-chairman of two of them which I had been a co-founder of.) Sometime in the spring of 2000, all of them hit their peak stock price.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Owners of corporations also pay taxes when they are paid dividends or profit from sale of the stock, which is why it is common to say that corporations are “double-taxed.” Ownership of a corporation is measured in stock. Stocks are issued at the time the company is formed, and more can be issued over time. Verdict : It’s a tie!

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

At least, all substantive publicly available documents in huge portions of the internet, which at this point in history represents a material segment of all expressed human knowledge. Rudy DeFelice is co-founder and CEO of Keesal Propulsion Labs , a digital transformation company serving the law departments of the Fortune 500.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Editor’s note: Understanding how to divide founder equity at a startup can be tricky, even to the point of reaching emotional riffs between founders. I like to say that “there are only co-founders” — it’s extraordinarily rare for a successful business to have just a sole founder.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

2021 will see a boom in retail redevelopment, high speed internet and commerce adoption, deferred spending, and creator-driven dynamism. "Années Paige Briscoe, founder of ReRoot. We’re seeing about a 70 to 75 conversion rate from appointments in terms of purchase ,” said Joanna Griffiths , Founder and CEO. We did them.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

To have a positive impact in the field of parenting, one of the biggest niches on the Internet, we needed a catchy and welcoming name. We picked up this name because I, as the founder, consider myself a nerd. When we were searching for business ideas, my co-founder had an idea to use a Google translator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

To avoid the tax implications of co-mingling personal and business funds and assets, create your business entity before you hire anyone or spend money building the product. File founder stock election so no taxes are due until exit. Additionally, I recommend that you review and update co-founder ownership agreements annually.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

I was in the middle of that with Interliant (I was a co-founder) – we bought 20+ companies, at one point has an almost $3 billion market cap (on $200 million of revenue – recognize the multiple), but went bankrupt in 2002. Or the ASP rollup?

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The stock market clearly values companies that can deliver disruptive innovation. Look at the valuations of companies like Tesla, Illumina, and Twitter.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

by Juan Pablo Segura, President and Co-Founder of Babyscripts. If possible, offering stock options in lieu of raises or to counteract pay cuts is another way to build security. Juan Pablo Segura founded Babyscripts in 2014 with the vision that internet enabled medical devices would transform the delivery of pregnancy care.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. Over two decades have passed since he made that statement, but the Internet has helped change the banking landscape remarkably. by Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

Thank god for the internet, because twenty years ago, I could not have started this business! All the research is out there – there are a lot of smart people on the internet sharing information for free. So we see our community as co-conspirators, co-builders, co-storytellers. Know what matters.

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Marketing Social Media Cofounder Design 90

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Book Short: Internet Fiction, part II. I hate to write a lame post, but here’s what I wrote earlier in the year about Eliot Peper’s first Internet thriller, Uncommon Stock: Eliot Pepper’s brand new startup thriller, Uncommon Stock , was a breezy and quick read that I enjoyed tremendously.

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Internet Stock Angel Investor Cofounder 48

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. This session has Bill Gross, founder of IdeaLab and one of my favorite entrepreneurs and investors. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re

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Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Here are some tools for tackling the challenge.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

A bank wire is not always a convenient mode of payment, especially for customers in China who do not use internet banking. If you can hold less stock without adversely affecting sales, this can reduce DSO. Complexity over the payment method was cited as a factor driving up DSO. Automated reminders. Reduce inventory. Anthony Coundouris.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y. Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? and the Internet of Things | UX Booth – crowdspring.co/1wjvAJt. and the Internet of Things | UX Booth – crowdspring.co/1wjvAJt. – crowdspring.co/1sSpg62.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 99

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. Notes: None of the above should be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell Groupon stock. Read More ».

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Its to everyones advantage to let the world think the founders thought of everything. I say this as a founder: the contribution of founders is always overestimated. The danger here is that new founders, looking at existing founders, will think that theyre supermen that one couldnt possibly equal oneself.

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San Francisco Software Review Technical Review Continuous Deployment 125

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2022

Venture Capital Feels the Stock Market’s Pain, Wall Street Journal. VC funds invested about $47.5 The public markets meltdown continues to have a trickle down effect on venture-backed private companies. Data compiled by ApeVue, collecting data from private secondary transactions shows the % of decline.

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Venture Capital Valuation Private Equity LP 167

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2012

The founders of local startup company PayWhere believes there’s an opportunity in this gap, and that’s why they’re introducing TackThis. “Social commerce is rapidly becoming the preferred way to do business online,” says Dickson Gregory, CEO and co-founder PayWhere. billion in size.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2022

Disclaimer: I’m not a stock market analyst and this is not commentary on the performance of Meta in the public market. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder and CEO. But the recent blows were self inflicted, and they affect the company’s future growth plan: the Metaverse. The potential for the Metaverse remains huge.

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Steve Blank

MAY 20, 2010

It was the Internet bubble and after almost three years our startup had found a business model and we were scaling revenue and headcount fast. However, the new CEO was as hungry to join a hot Internet startup and work with legendary VC and not miss the bubble, as we were in hiring him. You’re Just the Founders. Big Name CEO.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 21, 2022

Mike i s the Co-founder and Analyst at Near Media where he researches and reports on reputation, reviews, and local search. He's the co-founder and analyst at near media, where he researches and reports on reputation reviews and local search. They have scraped almost every image on the internet.

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Search Technical Review Clickthrough Canada 77

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Why do these founders get to stay around? Because the balance of power has dramatically shifted from investors to founders. VCs competing for unicorn investments have given founders control of the board. A pre-IPO board usually had two founders, two VCs and one “independent” member.

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Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 274

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Internet marketing is growing and 57% of companies got new customers from their blog 52% from Facebook and 62% from LinkedIn. I provide women with a strong foundation, actionable tips and tried and tested strategies to find ways to make a livelihood from their passions using the most powerful tool at our disposal – the internet.

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Elevator Pitch Entrepreneur Stock LLC 128

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Internet and Online Business. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Leadership. Strategy and Planning. Human Resources (HR).

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Sure I can build a stock chart, like this one , that shows that eBays stock price went into a four-year decline immediately after "eBay Inc Acquires Dutch Company Marktplaats.nl." Youve just experienced vanity metrics hell. Everyone knows those charts are totally unpersuasive. At best, they can only show correlation, not causation.

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Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

There are 5 senses, and we still can’t experience 3 of them on the internet – so we must complete the connection / transaction off line…. The internet is trying to mimic the real world. The internet is in every second pocket. These founders are imbuing their new businesses with the values of our time.

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Moldova Internet Australia Libya 91

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. 40 People Who Changed The Internet – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Community Building & NO!SPEC SPEC Campaign [link].

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Social Media Costa Rica Small Business Design 92

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. https://stitchfix.com/gifts.

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eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2015

by Tommy Bjorn, founder of Secondonlineincome.com. Amanda Peyton, Co-Founder of Grand St., Putting Too Much Stock in Feedback. Allison Beal, Co-Founder and CEO of StyleSaint says, “You will have a ton of people constantly sharing their feedback and opinions of your business with you.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Typically in M&A, all-cash offers are more common when the acquirer dwarfs the target in terms of market cap; otherwise, M&A usually involves stock in the mix, which leads us to believe Cylance wouldn’t have accepted anything but cash — which makes sense given the company was reportedly booking $130M/year with 3,500 customers.

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