Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. When Chad Pytel introduced me to Bryan Helmkamp , CEO/Co-founder of Code Climate , I knew that I had to pay attention.

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Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Back in June, the local Boston tech community together celebrated the ten year anniversary of the Web Innovators Group, affectionately known as “WebInno.” Each gathering showcases early stage startups in their infancy, not as a capital-raising pitch, but rather as a way to show off their product to peers for both exposure and feedback.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did. While the web started with people passively receiving content from AOL, it soon transitioned to people hunting for information with Google. He says “’do’ is where the web is headed in 2008,” citing social networks and other social services (e.g.

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Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did. While the web started with people passively receiving content from AOL, it soon transitioned to people hunting for information with Google. He says “’do’ is where the web is headed in 2008,” citing social networks and other social services (e.g.

Web 100

Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Genuine VC

JANUARY 17, 2011

And given dynamics in the digital media space, we think that (especially along the Boston to New York corridor) there is a market need for a funding source like ours for early stage entrepreneurs. We’ve clearly articulated our motivations for starting the firm on a dedicated page.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

There are numerous places on the web where you can benchmark the amount of cash and equity compensation for any given function, level, and startup stage. Early-Stage. Plus, at an early stage, the risk-adjusted outcome of that equity is rather low. Late-Stage. So the number of shares you receive (e.g.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 25, 2010

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks.

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