Genuine VC

JULY 9, 2013

When we took the poll itself, one founder said: “This is a great idea. We would have loved to have it when we were getting started.”

Early Stage 246

Early Stage Boston Portfolio Silicon Valley 246

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

At a board level, VCs and other members don’t like to see someone recently hired already receiving new options or a salary raise after a short period of time. The board’s bias will be to spend those resources on hiring new talent or to retain those who have worked at the company longer and harder. Early-Stage.

Startup 121

Startup Equity Vesting Salary 121

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Once you’ve figured out whether you want to find a very early stage startup or a late stage one (the topic of my first post in this series ), the real hard work begins. On the early side, it's repeat founders coming together again or early runaway traction in an early beta that generates buzz.

Startup 148

Startup Portfolio Later Stage Hiring 148

Genuine VC

MAY 20, 2013

(The caveat here is for later-stage venture investments, the Founder/CEO role is sometimes seen by investors as a hired role which is currently being held by someone who has been there since inception but doesn’t need to persist indefinitely.)

Venture Capital 244

Venture Capital Cap Table Portfolio Early Stage 244