Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. And then there is the one true gentleman of the bunch – Chris Smart, who is non-exec chairman. That in itself is quite a challenge.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. The more senior members you have (say you already have a CEO, CTO, VP marketing, VP Biz Dev, VP Products) then the less options you’ll need and vice versa. But this example above is all entrepreneur math, not the VC’s. That’s normal.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Hire a CEO to Go Public. The VCs would hire a CEO with a track record who looked and acted like the type of CEO Wall Street bankers expected to see in large companies. The role of the independent member was typically to tell the founding CEO that the VCs were hiring a new CEO.). People had to actually pay you for your product.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

Joe Betts-LaCroix – CTO, OQO. Hiring and Firing. July 14th, 2009: Implement hiring policies and practices. Description: When to hire and when to fire? How to hire the best vendors for the best rates. Mentors for the Summer 2009 Semester include: Trip Adler – CEO, Scribd. Jason Calacanis - CEO, Mahalo.

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