Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Every young entrepreneur needs an experienced partner for credibility with investors, and as a trusted cohort for strategy and growth discussions. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Supportive co-founder and executive positions.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

These include increased employee satisfaction, better volunteer and donor engagement, stronger collaboration as well as added creativity and innovation. It’s about creating spaces where diversity is celebrated, equity is pursued with tenacity, and inclusion is the norm rather than the aspiration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment. One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around. Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

Avoiding Poor-Quality Work Through Referrals Rob Walters and Mike Liyeos credit Quattro Development’s success to their small but scrappy team of eight employees. Thanks to hiring both contractors and employees based on old-fashioned referrals and networking, Quattro Development now has a solid crew. “I

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. – Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. So we think about scaling a lot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment. One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around. Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary.

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Equity for Employees.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In smaller funds, ticket sizes tend to be lower, so pre-seed is the only stage where micro funds are able to secure their minimum equity targets. Sam Altman recently said that we’re not far from the day that we’ll see a billion dollar company with one or few employees.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. In an article you wrote for Techcrunch in 2019 about Revenue Based Investing you mentioned that “ traditional equity VC is biased structurally against some women and underrepresented founders”. Why is that?

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) values are inextricably bound to the missions of most nonprofit organizations. The goals of those policies are to produce a more diverse and inclusive environment at the organization and for the communities they serve, as well as for their donors, vendors and partners.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Greylock Partners. But we’re doing it slowly. VC Firm. $

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Employees: 20. Employees: 27. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2020

by Rod Robertson, Managing Partner of Briggs Capital and author of “ Winning at Entrepreneurship: Insiders’ Tips on Buying, Building, and Selling Your Own Business “ While news of vaccines on the horizon signal hope, some analysts think a sizable chunk of the U.S. Investment in tech is trending.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

Every young entrepreneur needs an experienced partner for credibility with investors, and as a trusted cohort for strategy and growth discussions. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Supportive co-founder and executive positions.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures , a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. There are a lot of variables to go into calculating a fair equity split a startup team. In this case, I would take your total ownership and divide it up by employee tiers.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 13, 2021

AlertMedia announced last week that it has signed an agreement to receive a significant growth investment from Vista Equity Partners. An article in Fortune estimated the investment by Austin-based Vista Equity Partners at $400 million. AlertMedia, which has 200 employees, plans to use the infusion of capital […].

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

Today, we have invested in over 100 high-growth companies, some of which have grown to be household names with thousands of employees making a huge impact in the everyday lives of everyday people. . We lead or co-lead most of our investments and we develop our individual conviction vs. trying to hang around the hoop for market signals.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2019

This used to be one of the least automated components, but now software like Workday and 15Five are building platforms to assist workflow with related systems that support employee management. Now it is considered a way to enhance productivity as well as provide more flexible workflow for employees. Customer Support.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It provides the freedom to partner with entrepreneurs and reduce the costs of agency work in exchange for equity in their startup. This allows the studio to retain a larger stake in internally funded startups and gain equity in other startups through partnerships. Keep Employees Engaged When on The Bench.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

What is Sweat Equity Worth? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees. Entrepreneurs often ask me how to value the sweat equity invested in their startup. But over the years, I have come to realize that sweat equity isn't the same thing as market value for your startup.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

A business plan is drawn up to attract investors and partners. The equity dilution at this nascent stage is on desirable terms; such investing can lead to profitable returns. Equity listing offers an opportunity for investors from cities to own a part of the company. 2) Laying out the genesis of the company. 2) Seed funding.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2022

Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Your Employees written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She’s the author of three books including: The Celebrity Experience: Insider Secrets to Delivering Red-Carpet Customer Service and her new book Employees First! We dive into core concepts from her new book Employees First!

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun.

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Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

Donors, volunteers, and partners support nonprofits because of their missions. A growing number of people are deciding where to put their time, money and energy based not only on the goals of a nonprofit, but also its commitment to environmental sustainability, leadership, employee diversity and other social responsibility issues.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

As a starting point the board is intended to have legal and financial responsibilities to a few key constituencies: shareholders, debt holders, creditors, employees, government and major parties with whom the business operates. Executives run the day-to-day so often the board is more involved as a sparring partner at key intervals.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. This is harder than it sounds.

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

where I can learn about how to build a sweat equity team? Right now, my business is just myself and a part-time employee who does support, testing, and product usability design. Rather, it is a proposal for sweat-equity investors. Make sure you treat people as partners, not as paid help. The gist: 1. Go to user groups.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Regulatory compliance is an increasingly significant challenge for private equity firms. US federal laws and the rules of self-regulatory organizations impose numerous yearly reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers, including private equity firms. This blog post reviews some of these compliance-related requirements.

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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. His company had just closed an early round of funding and he wanted to cement the employee relationships. Those first employees will take 0.5-1%

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. So if all I need to do is make some customer calls, interview potential employees or help with his fund-raising decks – hallelujah.

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Transformify

JULY 17, 2019

Our guest today is Valerie Lopez, Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Cision , leading global provider of earned media software and services. In her role, Lopez is responsible for providing vision and leadership to the diversity, inclusion, and equity program across Cision’s global organization.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A code of conduct outlines reflects your nonprofit’s values of honesty, transparency, integrity, confidentiality and equity. . It’s common for nonprofit organizations to establish a separate code of conduct that applies to volunteers, employees, and other people involved with the organization. Elements of a Code of Conduct.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 6, 2018

YouEarnedIt, a startup focused on rewarding employees at companies, has landed an investment from Vista Equity Partners, based in Austin. The Austin based startup also received investment from its previous investors, Ridge Ventures and Silverton Partners. It did not disclose the financial details of the deal.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Employee Benefits. Should You Share Equity with Consultants? Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We But sharing equity can have pitfalls, too. Financing A Small Business. Business Taxes.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

by Adam Coffey, author of “ The Private Equity Playbook ” . You speak to trusted friends and personal advisors about how you should go about doing this (perhaps your lawyer or accountant), and before you know it, you stumble upon an important player in the private equity game: the investment banker.

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David Teten

MARCH 21, 2018

Similarly, our limited partner investors have their own due diligence standards, and we manage HOF Capital to keep in line with their standards and expectations. The biggest risk for many VC and private equity funds is team risk. Ask on what KPIs each Partner is evaluated. DUE DILIGENCE ON PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS.

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David Teten

MARCH 21, 2018

Similarly, our limited partner investors have their own due diligence standards, and we manage HOF Capital to keep in line with their standards and expectations. The biggest risk for many VC and private equity funds is team risk. Ask on what KPIs each Partner is evaluated. DUE DILIGENCE ON PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS.

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