Berkonomics

JUNE 26, 2014

Angel investors, particularly those in organized angel groups, are typically former entrepreneurs who have had successful liquidity events in their pasts, or executives of companies who’ve retired with the funds from their stock options. The result of these surveys over time is universally the same. a 33% discount.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If however you are giving a “normal employee” an incentive stock option plan (more on that later), that’s entirely different. Make sure you understand all of your options before making any decisions. When business owners decide to go down the route of equity compensation, there are two primary options to choose between.

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Berkonomics

JULY 5, 2018

Or if you’re an employee with stock options, are you aware of the increases in value you can make with your efforts? Then again, you may be an architect or doctor or other professional managing your. Ever think about growing your business with the plan to sell it someday, cashing in on your hard-earned work over the years?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “potential bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

Entrepreneurs will have a relative willing to devote time, a school friend with business experience, professionals who charge for the service, investors with a reason to promote your success and more. And some will willingly work for stock options, an amount to be negotiated based upon time spent and stage of corporate development.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Generally speaking, as investors and entrepreneurs, you want to go after ideas where, if you succeed, it transforms an industry or even the world. One of the central lessons I learned from the Airbnb founders, which I now try to convey to other entrepreneurs I work with, is the power of the design mindset.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2016

In my own experience as a startup advisor and mentor, I find that entrepreneurs who can’t attract and maintain a highly motivated team rarely even get off the ground. Find ways to recharge your emotional batteries, through supportive relationships and community activities. Nobody likes a downer, especially for a boss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3% Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7%

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Gust

JULY 18, 2012

Yet I’ve rarely seen entrepreneurs more fired up than when recounting war stories of startups whose founders had control of the company wrested from them, were forced to take financing or compensation deals on outrageously onerous terms , or worst of all, fired from their own companies.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Are they seeking more money, stock options, a pat on the back? Or it can be implied, like when employees and management tacitly agree to both embrace the company values and culture. It is a community issue , and leaders must build a culture where all employee’s needs are met. Putting the WE in TEAM.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs will have a relative willing to devote time, a school friend with business experience, professionals who charge for the service, investors with a reason to promote your success and more. And some will willingly work for stock options, an amount to be negotiated based upon time spent and stage of corporate development.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Join our community. Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Managing Creativity. 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.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Dave’s note: We are privileged this week to host a post by Arthur Lipper, a well-respected member of the international financial community since 1954. He has written numerous books and articles for entrepreneurs and investors, and was the publisher and editor-in-chief of Venture Magazine. By Arthur Lipper.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

I’m not FaceBook or Twitter and have a s**t-ton of potentially imminent IPO stock options to offer someone. Be sure to let us know what your schedule is like, how much time you have to work on such a project (ideally you’re unemployed and a hungry entrepreneur at heart) and why you are interested. Share and enjoy!

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Square Global Facilities Manager Maja Henderson says moving to a large office space that is designed to feel small promotes synergy. From offering breakfast and/or lunch once a week to making sure the coffee in the kitchen is always fresh and restocked, many startup managers say food is one perk not to be overlooked.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Like many here in Boulder, I felt that Boulder City Councilperson Macon Cowles’ recent remarks about our startup community were both ignorant and offensive. ” His over simplified view that Boulder’s entrepreneurial community is the direct source of an affordable housing shortage is grossly incorrect. His post follows.

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 - 0.33. Chris Dixon wrote a blog post about “ The one number you should know about your equity grant “ The one number you should know about your equity grant is the percent of the company you are being granted (in options, shares, whatever – it doesn’t matter – just the % matters). Bookkeeper.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Like many here in Boulder, I felt that Boulder City Councilperson Macon Cowles’ recent remarks about our startup community were both ignorant and offensive. ” His over simplified view that Boulder’s entrepreneurial community is the direct source of an affordable housing shortage is grossly incorrect. His post follows.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

As a result, sitting here on this plane, Ive been pondering what message I want to deliver on behalf of startups and entrepreneurs. So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? So what are good entrepreneur-friendly policies? There are and we do.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Who is your manager? Whereas if you are in an industry where your BD/marketing/community role doesn’t bring in money, then you are in Bucket X. What about company stock options? 1% of the company in stock options doesn’t mean anything unless you know what the valuation of the company is!

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Unless that person is … you?

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Small Business Force

JULY 26, 2013

I just read an article about an entrepreneur I knew, who just sold her company after about 10 years. Yet many entrepreneurs miss that and in so doing, may miss having an even better company and an even bigger future pay day! Vesting means the period over which the employee actually gains ownership of the stock options.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, the company’s community-based model showed strong resilience while the importance of its culture and values shone through. Today, more than 90 million BlaBlaCar community members travel by carpool of long-distance buses across 22 markets. What would you advise entrepreneurs expanding globally?

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