Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

Another example is Facebook , maintaining motivation with food, stock options, collaborative office space, an on-site laundry, and a competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning with great benefits. Find ways to recharge your emotional batteries, through supportive relationships and community activities.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 18, 2024

If you elect your board members annually and for some reason aggressively change members, you will experience the steep learning curve required to get the newest board members up to speed to contribute with deep knowledge of the company and of your management style. And that’s not good.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The rule of thumb has a long history in the business world especially when it comes to valuing business interests in the community. Some reasons why include needing a more detailed picture of your company’s value, submitting taxes, outlining employee stock option plans, or presenting to investors or creditors.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling. Good people and evil people.

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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. Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a a 33% discount. www.berkus.com.

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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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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Taking a campaign online and encouraging non-accredited investors to use a crowdfunding platform is a great way to show their support, manage the volume, and market your business. Look for community supporters and ask around about space. Stock Option.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

Some larger communities have organizations of corporate directors, composed of a combination of service providers and professional corporate directors. 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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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s start with a short definition: [the creator economy] is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization.

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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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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

When the Airbnb founders walked me through their model, how the hosts were also guests, how their community was developing, and what they’d learned from different markets like Barcelona and New York, it showed me that they were on top of Airbnb’s key business challenge, which is to build powerful marketplace dynamics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2010

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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2016

Another example is Facebook , maintaining motivation with food, stock options, collaborative office space, an on-site laundry, and a competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning with great benefits. Find ways to recharge your emotional batteries, through supportive relationships and community activities.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The board needs to set new policies for stock options. It’s common for banks, brokerage firms, asset managers, and title agencies to request board resolutions under certain circumstances. Using Board Management Software to Manage Board Resolutions. The board wishes to formalize support for certain executive duties.

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Gust

JULY 18, 2012

The basic structure of corporate governance is well ingrained among the legal and investment communities, but it’s worth reviewing for those who don’t enjoy dealing with Board resolutions and proxy statements for a living. ” Typical governance structure (Sony Corporation).

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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

Some larger communities have organizations of corporate directors, composed of a combination of service providers and professional corporate directors. 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. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Managing Creativity. I advise my clients that you offer stock only after youve searched your heart and soul and cant come up with a way to pay with anything else," says Thomas H. ); Login or signup. Welcome | Logout. Forgot login ?

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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. Many thought that they were starting companies for their children and grandchildren to inherit and manage. The businesses frequently were the owner-manager’s only major asset.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Policies are an important part of managing employees. When you fire an employee immediately before a major block of stock options vest, what’s the right thing to do? Vest the options. That’s part of being a community of humans with emotions and faults. Beyond Policy. We believe in doing the right thing.

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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. I’m sure we’ll be able to manage that too. At the heart, we’ve always wanted to build a community where unbiased feedback on essays, resumes, etc. That’s not my argument.

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2010

Some larger communities have organizations of corporate directors, composed of a combination of service providers and professional corporate directors. 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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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

For example (all direct quotes): the CEO was gaining prominence in the entrepreneurial community and the media. The CEO also began micro-managing more than he had historically. Rand said he gets credit for a successful exit, but the exit didn’t include any of the employees who had stock options.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Last week''s successful IPO of e-commerce giant Wayfair (market cap $3B) and this week''s impending IPO of Hubspot (if it prices in the range, market cap $600m) has many in the Boston tech community celebrating. Give them more stock options, more incentives and more inspiration to go at it hard for another 8-10 years.

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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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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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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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Version One Ventures

JULY 29, 2020

Power rests in the hands of the owners of the crypto assets, rather than owned and managed by a single centralized institution. . Andre Cronje, the creator of the protocol, handed over governance to the community right after launch (and kept no ownership at all in the protocol!) 3) A decentralized governance model. 4) Better than free.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2019

She is a former Career Development Program Manager at Google, and she is also the author of What To Do When You Need To Move Out of Your Parents’ Basement … No, that’s not it, we’ll get back to that one. John Jantsch: So before we get into your latest book, what does a Career Development Program Manager do at Google?

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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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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? Policy makers need to know: regulations designed to manage big-companies actually protect those companies by stifling innovation (and competition) from startups. September 8, 2009 6:25 PM dbsaid. There are and we do.

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Small Business Force

JULY 26, 2013

With employee ownership as part of the overall compensation package, this should enable you to keep early salaries at or below market, helping better manage early cash flow. The most straightforward plan is a stock option plan, where the company issues options for employees to purchase stock at a certain price at some future date.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. Maybe you can be the project manager and team up with someone else who is a prgrammer. You don’t need many – one or two to begin. have a great day!

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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. The company managed to make it happen in just a few weeks.

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