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.
crowdSPRING Blog
JUNE 24, 2011
5 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make with Stock Options – [link]. Google In Early Testing of Cost-Per-Lead “Communications Extensions” in AdWords – [link]. Website Traffic or Conversions: Which Is More Important? – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Manor Works – [link].
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2011
When they rep you, the marginal cost of them trying to get you a slightly better deal is high for them relative to settling and moving on. On balance I usually prefer to recruit people from my network both in terms of saving costs as well as hiring people I know & trust. Bankers & PR firms have multiple clients.
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
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. That cost him accounting fees, legal fees, and time because the financing round couldnt close until the arrangements were formalized. Consult your lawyer for details.
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. For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage.
Eric Friedman
JUNE 11, 2019
Here are a few I have seen work: PR Opportunity – for the LargeCo. The moves I have seen work here are: Fundraising Event – something is happening on the valuation of the company and you can get someone to start before a third party mark of the stock options/RSU package offered. and they move at a glacial pace.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
MARCH 11, 2014
You may call it employee number one with a really low salary and really generous stock options and as the company grows, you’ll fix their salary. Edwin: Yeah, one of the challenges is that meeting cost is not a separate line item on the P&L statement so nobody attacks it. Maybe that’s one way to go, right?
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