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The New Deal – A Founding CEOs Value is Non Linear

Steve Blank

The customary vesting model has founders vest their stock over 4-years , and when the founding CEO gets in over their head the VC’s bring in professional management. They also know that most founding CEO’s don’t scale past the early stage. More often than not the founding CEO leaves the company.

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Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

Both Sides of the Table

Get customer input. People design their products in a box assuming that they’ll show customers later and get feedback. Interview customers to better articulate their problems. This is a BIG mistake many early stage companies make. Start building your team early. Founder vesting.

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The Equity Equation

venturehacks.com

That’s a core argument for early-stage high-value angels, seed funds, and Y Combinator. Ask the Attorney” – Founder Vesting. How to pick a co-founder. That’s true – someone who can help you fundraise in the next round can easily make up for the added or extra dilution from the current round.

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How to pick a co-founder

venturehacks.com

The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. Breakups are hard If you’re going to fall out with your co-founder, do it early, recover the equity into the option pool to keep the company going, and recruit someone else great to fill the missing slot. Build in founder vesting (a.k.a.

Cofounder 101