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? Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

The first step in any economic crisis is to evaluate your spending channels, and determine where you can cut costs. If possible, offering stock options in lieu of raises or to counteract pay cuts is another way to build security. As startups pivot to meet the changing landscape, here are four things to consider: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Operating as an LLC or a corporation would provide protections. If you plan to operate as a limited partnership, corporation or LLC, you will need to file the appropriate documents with state authorities. There will be additional filing and operation costs for these entities, due to tax, accounting and legal issues.

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LLC Startup Stock Options Cofounder 168

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2018

There are real ongoing costs of maintaining a public company. million in annual recurring costs as a result of being public. Public ownerships usually lends prestige and credibility to your sales, marketing, and acquisition efforts, but it may work counter to your vision of saving the world. Exposure to increased liability risk.

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Exit Strategy IPO Initial Public Offering SEC 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

There are real ongoing costs of maintaining a public company. million in annual recurring costs as a result of being public. Public ownerships usually lends prestige and credibility to your sales, marketing, and acquisition efforts, but it may work counter to your vision of saving the world. Exposure to increased liability risk.

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IPO Initial Public Offering Startup Small Business Administration 236

Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2011

Key managers who are not the sole shareholders of the business can create a huge conflict of interest during a sale and hold shareholders hostage during sale negotiations. Make sure to put in place incentives (like a sale bonus or stock options program) today to avoid eleventh-hour power plays. Bart’s, etc.)

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Sales Investment Bankers CPA Stock Options 86

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

The International segment appears to have similar profitability as the North America business though as it accounted for roughly the same proportion of adjusted operating income. and again only a portion of these subscribers will ultimately buy a Groupon, so the cost to acquire a true customer is higher than that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

There are real ongoing costs of maintaining a public company. million in annual recurring costs as a result of being public. Public ownerships usually lends prestige and credibility to your sales, marketing, and acquisition efforts, but it may work counter to your vision of saving the world. Exposure to increased liability risk.

IPO 120

IPO Initial Public Offering SEC Stock Options 120

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Office and Operations. SALES & MARKETING. 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. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays. Email address: Home.

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This process included several rounds of financial forecasting to understand the cost of achieving where we wanted the business and brand to be, and whether we could pay for that cost ourselves. This is the ultimate question to consider when weighing funding options. How much control are you willing to sacrifice?

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Liquidity Event Equity Finance Stock Options 139

Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Form a legal entity to operate the business (we’ll use a Delaware corporation as an example for Newco). The next category is more promising for those who aspire to the corporate legal equivalent of the Homebrew Computer Club : Common Operating Documents. Sales contracts accounting for significant revenue.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

If no financing happened then this “note&# may not be converted and thus would be senior to the equity of the company in the case of a bankruptcy or asset sale. It’s legitimate to ask for cost cutting if you think the bridge won’t last long enough at the current burn rate. It starts as a debt instrument (e.g.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, many a BDC CEO has initiated a consultant to study cost cutting issues before announcing a significant layoff. If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales. Passion Cannot be Outsourced. Their story, market positioning, products, etc.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder PR 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. I learned how to retain employees when stock options were no longer a real currency. I learned how to get press coverage when we were no longer “hot.&# I learned how to manage costs effectively.

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Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2011

It’s time for the nation’s education leaders to start operating like scrappy entrepreneurs. Schools can’t give stock options, but they can give praise and non-economic rewards to those who uncover a new idea that works. In education, this means knowing when to cut programs that aren’t working or that aren’t worth their cost.

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Cofounder Programming Leadership Ohio 222

Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

At the time Jobs regained control of Apple, the conventional wisdom said that Apple was getting killed by “PC Economics” and had to separate the operating system from the hardware. In addition to the basic hardware and operating system, he added applications (iLife, iWork) and peripherals (like the iPod). He even added retail stores.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 78

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

That is just currently a full personal money sucking process, as you're taxed on income and have no business breaks yet, besides supplies, the majority of costs to start up a business have no tax advantages to creating a start up. Similarly, government purchasing is a frustrating series of hoops, even compared to enterprise sales.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Most startups operate close to themargin of failure, and the distraction of having to deal with clientscould be enough to put you over the edge. Ifyour competitors offer employees stock options that might make themrich, while you make it clear you plan to stay private, yourcompetitors will get the best people.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This is the first post in what’s going to be a series of blogs on how to go from nothing – no connections, no team, no money and no knowledge of how the startup industry really works – to operating a growing business. I’m taking a 52 week course in how to start up, run, operate, and achieve self employment.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84