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Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders vs. Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." Lead Engineer 0.5 – 1 5+ years experience Engineer 0.33 – 0.66

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Kevin Federline Search Engine

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MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. in Computer Science.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. Most early-stage, in-house teams needs to be hands on developers, not strategic. Another avenue is looking for CTOs/VP Engineering via LinkedIn.

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Startup Mentors

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Then I got an email that asked: I'm leading the marketing efforts for an early-stage startup. The challenge is that LinkedIn is not that great with finding people who were at early-stage startups. An early-stage startup is a different animal. I'm a mentor at Start Engine and Founders Institute LA.

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CTO Salary and Equity Trends 2009-2011

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APRIL 18, 2012

What I had not realized is that this had translated into escalating salaries for CTOs and VP Engineering. Trend #2 - Early Stage Companies Lower Salary and Higher Equity (for Founder CTOs) The one exception to Trend #1 seems to be for Startup CTO s at earlier stage companies. It has not.

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Startup CTO or Developer

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JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. However, I’ve now begun questioning how and what an early-stage / startup CTO should be. It makes this early stage challenging.

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Innovation and Geography

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g., Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. in Computer Science.

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

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MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Map of VC Investments

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MARCH 9, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

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MARCH 13, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property. FI and Adeo have already been helpful making introductions to several of the leading early-stage investors for casual gaming companies. I'll be interested to see what it turns into.

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Entreprenuer Network

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MARCH 1, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

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MARCH 12, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

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MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Open Source Business Model

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MARCH 5, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Google Maps Mobile

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FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Interesting Model for University President

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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About this Blog

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

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MARCH 22, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Entreprenuer Questions

SoCal CTO

MAY 31, 2008

beyond the obvious 'more great engineers' who do I invite to the party and when - when do I need legal, when do I bring in complementary skill sets, how do I decide between employees vs contractors, which roles need to be core and what can be outsourced. - when should I open the doors and let people in? Who should I get involved?

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Working with Developers

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APRIL 28, 2014

I’m a long way into development and I’m 90% done and we are having issues getting it completed Developers like to over engineer. Developers like to over engineer. Generally I say that developers should be doing significant developer level testing, but in early-stage startups, testing falls back on the founders.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I received a great question via LinkedIn: I'm the founding engineer and working hard to launch my startup. This leads to a set of questions: What is the role of a CTO in the early stages of a company, and does that role change later on as both the company and that individual matures? How will I know when the need has arisen?

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F2F Still Matters

SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. in Computer Science.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Many of our job postings for Engineering positions describe the company as a place “where the word ‘millions’ is used frequently and in many contexts&#. 0160; If I need $250,000 to get to 100 customers, or $1 million to get to X, and I can raise both amounts from either Angels or VCs, where do we turn?

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