SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. Why You Should Write. Your service: the game.

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Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Just as importantly, she was an incredibly loyal and supportive friend and co-worker during really difficult times. I followed up with her on e-mail about her interest in coding up a little RSS related side project I was thinking about and we stayed in touch. That's how you win out in the venture and startup world.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Venture Capital Valuation 112

venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. Offers from top-tier firms increase your valuation. For the average startup, that would be an extraordinary bargain. It would improve the average startup’s prospects by more than 43% just to be able to say they were funded by Sequoia, even if they never actually got the money.”

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Equity Cap Table Valuation RSS 40

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. These periods of time can leave a founder very vulnerable in the future. That’s the difference between a founder and a non-founder. Founder vesting.

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Founder Vesting Intellectual Property Stock Options IP 365

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

This past week while I was in Tokyo for meetings with potential partners for Fab, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on startups. When we pivoted from fabulis to Fab, we pivoted towards building a business around the unique tastemaker talents of one of our founders, Bradford Shellhammer. Fab.com Fab Feed Bradfords Blog.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. Without a crisp analysis of these numbers, investors cannot assess the market opportunity and their potential for making returns. presented Bokér/1 - perhaps the most compelling of todays presenters.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. Without a crisp analysis of these numbers, investors cannot assess the market opportunity and their potential for making returns. presented Bokér/1 - perhaps the most compelling of todays presenters.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I asked CrazyEgg co-founder Hiten Shah why they decided to drop their free plan back then. About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 2 by Nivi on February 27th, 2008 Here are more frequently asked questions about advisors. We’re founders (Epinions), investors (Twitter), students (life), and advisors (billions).

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Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The CEO of a startup must, must, must be the product manager. ” This is someone who has done it before — raised money, done deals, worked with startups. Co-locate as best possible but be willing to travel to remote offices to make multiple offices work. Don’t choose your investors based on valuation.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution Advisory Board 92

venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. share to $1.00/share:

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Option Pool Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Warrant 68

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Photo credit: althecat See Also The Startup Financing Dating Game: Courting Potential Investors Be Prepared! Advice for Startups Entering the Mobile Sector Inside the Mind of an Early Stage Venture Capitalist Need Startup Office Space? Rose also co-founded Revision3, and Pownce (acquired by Six Apart). Very inspiring.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Venture Capital San Francisco New Zealand 69

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? About VC Cafe.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53