Engineer Equity Lean PR 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). If you are interested the Vimeo is here. And well they should be. And so on down then line. That’s not true.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
So, if you’re anything like me, your first startup will need to be self-funded and operated with a very lean budget. After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience.
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Altgate
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. Engineering/QA. PR/Marketing. To that I say baloney. Start a blog.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
In both programs, MCTX startups will have the opportunity to compete for a chunk of $750,000 in equity-free cash prizes. Increasing our prize pot by 50%, making this the largest equity-free cash award startup competition in the Lone Star State. All of this is available to startups for zero-equity and no strings attached.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
The problem with a Lean Startup: the Minimum Viable Product | Paul Kortman – [link]. Convertible Debt: really Bridge Loans and Equity Replacement Debt – [link]. Must-read for marketers … Reverse Engineering Facebook EdgeRank – [link]. A turkey is a turkey – [link]. Brilliant analysis.
500hats.com
AUGUST 2, 2012
Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). Ok, let’s dive in and discuss in more detail.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. Engineers are offenders in this category too, but so is any gender-segregated activity, like an all-female PR or marketing team. I already advocate cross-functional teams as part of the lean startup methodology.
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