Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The idea of Twitter reincarnating the “verified” program under the launch of a creator economy support system would re-invigorate developers, be an easy way to start to KYC people and integrate with payment gateways (hello Square – they know people over there. 3/ Bitcoin will break $30k.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

but it’s manageable. 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. As it happens to be, I am looking for a lead developer.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you’re thinking about joining as the director of marketing, product management manager, senior architect, international business development lead, etc. Or you have to hit the lottery and be an early player middle management player at Google, Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. Let’s face it.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

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Hunter Walker

MAY 7, 2014

For example, if you need to deal with record labels, there are a handful of really good business development executives who understand the dynamics of those companies and know who to call. A bloated org full of fancy titles and layers of management? Building a senior team but pushing back on having a healthy employee option pool?

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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). CEO 5 - 10.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. Then you can gradually transformyourself from a consulting company into a product company, and haveyour clients pay your development expenses. At Viaweb we managed to raise $2.5

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www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You can’t have an option pool that takes up 50% of the company’s shares, and you have to leave room for future employees as well. I get that the numbers are post Series A, but even if you assume 50% dilution, you're giving your first hire developer between 1-2%. 1% is even less after you factor in dilution.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

At a $1 million, pre-money, with an investment of $500K, that would leave 67% of the company for the founders and initial option pool. Keeping this simple with no employee option pool and just founders and investors, investors would hold 60% at this point (20% for angels and 40% for VCs) and founders would have 40%.

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venturehacks.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Developing a Network of Advisors | 12 Months to Launch. // Dec 30, 2010 at 10:03 pm. [.] Advisors can help you think through business challenges, make key introductions and/or offer personal/management advice. The Option Pool Shuffle. (I am inclined to list the VentureHacks blog as an advisor to my next startup!) [.].

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www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Also, most companies try to keep all employees on the same terms, and there are good management reasons to do that. Its totally dependent on you, your circumstances, the company, the companys development stage, and how badly they want you (or not). Some vesting plans may accelerate vesting for certain events, such as an acquisition.

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