Many early stage CEOs and board members have asked for some guidance regarding pay and time commitments for board members.  Pay early stage board members of companies that are not lifestyle businesses one percent of the fully diluted equity in the form of an option that vests over four years of service.  MORE >>

The NASDAQ Composite beats later and expansion stage funds and all the public indexes beat early and multi-stage funds. The performance of early stage funds is particularly disappointing. You would expect early stage funds to underperform in the early years. You lose more than you win. MORE >>

Some observations: - Thousands of early-stage consumer web/mobile companies were started and funded in last 24 months. A few breakout early-stage consumer hits (Instagram, Pinterest) have reached tens of millions of users in record time. Hence, many early-stage consumer startups are switching to transactional models. MORE >>

Sunday, May 8, 2011 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions – Second Guessing It does not matter whether you are in the early stages, later stages, or already a BigCo. Keep in mind that you really want to do this sooner than later because the decisions get more complicated as the startup grows. Who’s the Boss? MORE >>

Are VCs simply looking to diversify the type and stage of companies in which they invest, or do they employ other financial hedging strategies? Stage diversification: Some funds have an early stage and late stage investing approach. Question: How do VCs mitigate risk in their investment portfolios? Are MORE >>