Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s clear that America has a vested interest in promoting entrepreneurship in many regions in the country to stimulate innovation & job creation. Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Make sure you own all the IP created during this trial period, and make no promises for later. Vest, young man. Starting a company without vesting your stock is like getting your girlfriend pregnant on the first date. Need to learn about IP, patents, etc.? Asking an IP lawyer, “Is my invention patentable?&#

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

I think the real moral of this story is, (1) if you want to work at a startup, make sure the CTO cares about problem solving and not technology religion, (2) if you’re cooking steaks on a gas grill and you see your CTO warming up a dead squirrel over a book of matches, starting looking for a new job. What did we do?

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