David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you?

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 16, 2020

It strikes me that many founders never really consider this question. Many founders feel that it’s equitable to have everyone share in the upside and feel like owners. Both of those things are not good for your business, so while it’s ok to offer some level of cash/equity trade-off, it shouldn’t be over-done.

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Programming Vesting Equity Software Review 149

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

Some of these folks are founders and CEOs, but not at high-growth tech startups. On the other hand, they could be the opposite—much more focused on near-term cash distributions than long-term equity appreciation. Role When I was a lowly Analyst at Union Square Ventures, I had so many ideas for the founders we worked with.

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.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years. The vesting schedule protects each of the co-founders in case one gets hit by a bus or decides to drop the project after a short period of time. Equity is split 55% and 45%, but where is that officially recorded? Time to update the cap table.

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Cap Table CTO Hire Technical Cofounder Cofounder 133

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Loan financing and equity investment are two common methods of funding a new business start-up, assuming you do not have the capital on your own. However, if you would rather share the risk, mitigate debt obligations and bring in top-level experts, invite equity investors. With equity investment, you do not have to repay the money.

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Equity Limited Liability Company Vietnam Finance 176

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here the focus is on Pink Stuff, a British cleaning paste, which was #CleanTok mainstreamed to a quadrupling of revenue ($125m annually) and distribution to 55 countries. As Jared notes, To hedge against this predictable outcome, more founders should adopt longer vesting cycles for themselves and the earliest (big equity) employees.

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Founder Vesting Vesting Cap Table Founder 59

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Should You Share Equity with Consultants? To grow his cash-strapped start-up, Parker ended up sharing equity -- not only with employees, but also with consultants and vendors. Parker found that equity as compensation helped build loyalty to his company -- even among consultants. But sharing equity can have pitfalls, too.

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Honorees Resources. Apply. ); Topics >.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2023

Estate planning is often associated with allocating how your assets and resources will be distributed upon your death in a way that complies with your wishes, avoids burdensome taxation, and allows your beneficiaries to avoid the lengthy and complicated probate process. Estate planning can be exactly that.

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Security Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Cofounder 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Term Sheet 120

www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Changing Equity Structures for Early Startup Employees Tweet Recently someone asked me for advice on how much equity they should give to their early employees. David Crow just posted about this very topic: Founders vs. Early Employees and shows the Venture Hacks chart. But I also told him that I though the numbers were wrong.

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Equity Employee Startup Vesting 41

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

She is passionate about issues surrounding equal pay, employee wellness, and equity at work. To help companies resolve pay equity and the pay gap. The pay gap speaks to the distribution of women and minorities in a company. Pay equity addresses equal pay for equal work. What is your top goal for Syndio for 2020?

Technical Review 62

Technical Review Seattle Elevator Pitch Equity 62

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. 18:05] How does the Founder Space operate? [20:21] He's the CEO of founders space.

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San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Note: TVPI stands for total value of investments net of fees / invested capital; DPI stands for distributions (= cash to LP’s) / invested capital). The chart below shows the numbers as of June 30, 2021. . . The world has its fair share of problems that we need to tackle and technology can play an important role in it.

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Venture Capital IRR Private Equity Seed Stage 201

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2012

Do I need a co-founder? These are some of the most frequent questions about co-founders that I have heard from entrepreneurs over the years. Do I need a co-founder? How many co-founders should I have? I have seen many successful companies with as few as 2 and as many of 11 co-founders. How do I chose one?

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Accredited Investor Equity 90

nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. In the recent weeks, I have also had no less than three people email me and ask about finding a technical co-founder, which has also been a very frequent topic on the Hacker News forums. This can often lead to introductions to suitable people, or into networks where you can find a technical co-founder.

Cofounder 40

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Gust

APRIL 11, 2014

Let’s get right down to business: Dilution of founders’ and other early shareholders’ equity in startups is frequently a subject of intense interest and debate. Expert commentators including David S. Viewing each as a discrete measure can make it easier to grasp what is often counterintuitive.

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Dilution Equity Pre-Money Valuation Prospectus 162

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. Despite not having formal coding skills or startup experience, Pamela became a founder by using Facebook as her platform.

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Technical Review Cofounder Dallas LLC 51

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products. For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Distributing content. I welcome suggestions.

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Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Clavier began his presentation at the beginning of a company's lifecycle, asking how many co-founders a startup ought to have. He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. Are all co-founders equal, Clavier asked?

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2013

Shanghai, China-based SeedAsia was officially launched in mid May as Asia’s first online equity funding platform for Asia-based technology startups. “We envision SeedAsia as a thoroughly mainstream investment platform for high technology startup companies based in Asia”, says SeedAsia co-founder Tom Russell.

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Asia Equity Accredited Investor China 147

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Kayak generates both distribution (i.e.

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

David Cohen

JANUARY 4, 2012

Ten accepted companies will receive an equity investment of $20K in exchange for six percent common equity. Powered by TechStars means that the three month program will be fueled by proven mentor-driven methodology and conclude with a demo day in which founders pitch their Kinect application to a room of potential investors.

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Intellectual Property Seattle Equity Programming 76

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 3, 2024

When the founder of WordPress/Automattic says all he wants for his birthday is for you to blog , well, you blog. And then if you want to be altruistic, be altruistic with what you can afford to distribute.” Use that value to pay for the rest. If you need money to eat and put a roof over your head, do what you need to get money.

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Open Source Vertical Equity Distribution 69

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2020

by Alan Jenkins, founder and CEO of Quadrant2Design. To take one example, equity markets look ‘priced to perfection’, after a miraculous rebound from significant sell-offs in March and April after the initial economic shock of Covid-19. The reason for the rise in gold is simple.

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Bryce Dot VC

MARCH 5, 2015

terms is the option for founders to make cash distributions to investors from profits as a return on their investment instead of selling out or taking their company public to create a liquidity event. model, founders who choose not to sell out or raise money from traditional VCs have the option to make cash distributions to investors.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. He is also the co-founder of Traction, a community empowering over 100k innovators through connections, content, and capital. He is the co-founder of Boast.ai He is an entrepreneur, podcast host, and community builder.

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Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 53

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Ask her if there’s someone senior in her career that’s been a great manager, and if so, bring them on as an equity-compensated advisor to your company. What should your relationship (as a founder) be with this person? You can even present it as part of their ‘comp’ — an equity grant they have ability to distribute (with your approval).

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Hiring Cap Table Equity Dividend 60

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post).

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

” But we also knew that most Fortune 500 M&A transactions aren’t at unicorn levels (actually well sub-$250m), so we advise founders to not over-raise capital until they’re using it to fund profitable growth (or a clear path to profitability). Next Level: Buying Customers/Revenue/Distribution. Cruise was this.

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Technical Review Cap Table Acquisition Startup 115

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. Also see Preqin’s Key Due Diligence Considerations for Private Equity Investors. . VC and private equity are very illiquid on both the investing and the personnel side. So assessing fit is critical.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. Last night, I went to a local “find a co-founder” meetup for RE. What It Takes To Recruit A Technical Co-Founder. Particularly if she is at what is essentially a co-founder speed dating event.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

Up and Running

JULY 18, 2014

Recently our Bplans audience had the chance to attend a free webinar on Small Business Taxes, hosted by the CEO and founder of TaxAlli.com, Zach Olson. First, let me start off by giving you some more background so again my name is Zach Olson and I’m the founder and CEO of TaxAlli.com. Here’s why the S corporation is so attractive.

Small Business 87

Small Business LLC Nevada Software Review 87

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

At a startup, this can be as simple as defining why the founder started the company in the first place. CXL’s founder, Peep Laja, has a specific “reason why” his company Wynter exists. Can you capture more brand equity by executing marketing tactics in new or better ways? Marketing: Which channels are they active on?

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109