VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

Most boards did some level of work to determine the FMV of a company’s stock but generally options were priced between 10% and 15% of a company’s then preferred price (because common equity sits behind preferred equity there is typically a discount applied to the FMV of common stock to account for this “overhang”).

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Valuation Common Stock Cap Table Software Review 48

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. Our application tool will be free and will immediately compete with Peterson’s, Kaplan, Princeton Review, and other smaller players. Front End Expertise: XHTML/CSS/JavaScript – Hand code, standards compliant, semantic, cross platform & cross device interfaces, jQuery, MooTools, Ext.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coca-Cola has brand equity that makes people gravitate towards it. With the right framework, any startup can achieve this in their industry. In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. Brand equity. Take Shopify.

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Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

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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. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.).

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

Each presenter had small demo booths where investors could ask questions about the venture and see the software in operation. Those who are accepted will receive an investment of $50,000 in return for some equity in their companies and intensive mentoring at its downtown offices, as we wrote about last year here.

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St. Louis Kansas City Technical Review Kansas 127

Austin Startup

JULY 23, 2010

Dave, Karen, and their family have been great neighbors over the years and, while we may go weeks sometimes not seeing much of each other, due to being involved in our separate professional and personal pursuits, we always know they have our back, just as we have theirs. (No, not related to the famous Wendy’s founder.)

Sweat Equity 60

Sweat Equity Technical Review Software Review Austin 60

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). We tried to provide a framework for startups to think about what activities should be outsourced and why. To that I say baloney. Even without cash you have many ways to outsource.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! This community of practice, in fact, our investors who bought half the company, the growth equity firm, they came to attraction community event. (04:51): One is a framework which is a play on Daniel Pink's Amp, which you may have heard of. So that was the key thing.

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Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 54

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

public, private, debt, equity, market return, concessionary capital, etc. Vanessa Dawson, Integris Software C.E.O, We will talk about how researchers can utilize a commercialization framework and investment lens in their research. due in large part to the rising costs in San Francisco and economic booms elsewhere.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? Review the code being built. The "Questions" post is probably the most important. Plan for past the initial MVP.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 17, 2009

 If you have an important software release coming up, that could be included.  Or perhaps you want to have internal performance reviews or customer satisfaction included.   Also, set up quarterly reviews with each executive to talk about progress.

Venture Capital 47

Venture Capital Metrics Startup Software Review 47

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Many partnerships don’t make it past this stage, devolving into a tangled mess about who owns the idea and the code and what the compensation should be. Software development is like an iceberg – 90% of it is under the surface. Unrealistic expectations – No, I can’t build a Facebook clone in a week.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review NDA 41

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Work Better Now Visit WorkBetterNow.com mention the referral code DTM Podcast and get $150 off for your first 3 months. And don't forget that DTM podcast code, right?

Engineer 71

Engineer Software Review Operations Founder 71

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

To maximize impact and ensure correct prioritization, the team reviewed the top 10 accounts quarterly. ITSMA’s ABM framework simplifies these types. Programmatic ABM: One-to-many accounts marketing that leverages ABM software to tailor and personalize marketing programs for specific named accounts at scale.

Customer 98

Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

The Startup Toolkit

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Github – repository for your source code plus task lists and collaboration with your developers. The Funded – reviews and testimonials of investors from the founders’ perspective; do your investor due diligence here. Crowdcube (UK) – equity crowd funding. Seedrs (UK) – equity crowd funding.

Software Review 56

Software Review Founder Widget SMS 56

www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. It can be difficult -- without experience building software -- to make an informed choice which is most suitable. PHP is insecure? Ruby on Rails doesnt scale?

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Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review CTO Hire 40

Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

Empower customer reviews that are actually helpful. If the mobile phone did not have a back-button hard-coded into the hardware perhaps I would try to read the. The information (reviews, pictures etc) contributed for free by existing Rent The Runway users. Empower customer reviews that are actually helpful. They are not.

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Design Software Review Technical Review Mobile 150

Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Founders are selling their relationships, their milestones, their ideas, and their abilities – all for equity. If you invest in your infrastructure, your leadership team, your monthly software to make things hum, how can you not invest in your relationships? We want to guide them through the journey and stay at peace. 65%!!!!!

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Cofounder Founder Software Review Early Stage 78

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Henry , Chris Callahan , Travis Briggs , Nene Kalu , Nikolay Pohodnya , Jamin Wong , Nick Gauthier , Anon User, Andrea Narciso , Steve Shapero , Max Yankov , Christopher Wiley , Bruce Serven and Tony Karrer This question gets asked a lot on Quora, but this one strikes me due to the phrasing. This person does not exist.

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Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Our startup made software for making online stores. We knew that ifonline shopping ever took off, these sites would have to be generatedby software, so we wrote some. It could mean an operating system, or aprogramming language, or a "framework" built on top of a programminglanguage. Pretty straightforward.

Startup 108

Startup Software Review Hiring Detroit 108

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Clutter and disorganized content suggest a lack of attention to detail, or an inability to distill information into a meaningful summary that, due to the halo effect, people assume reflects the overall character of the business.”. Our High-End Conversion Engine Framework , which illustrates the basic needs of a high-end ecommerce store.

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eCommerce Conversion Sales Technical Review 125

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 419

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

It was in the context of software companies and as a naive young meritocrat I was arguing that having a great product was most important whilst my boss said it was better to have a great sales team. The 4Ps marketing framework can be used to explain why. The 4Ps marketing framework can be used to explain why. He was right.

Distribution 60

Distribution Framework Product Software Review 60

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

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CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. And finally, we have defined 1M/1M as a framework for capitalism 2.0, a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. RS: What makes 1M/1M unique?

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, I held several executive positions in a publicly-traded software company and was previous to that an investment banker. Before offering some suggestions about how we might improve capital formation, I’d like to review the current state of the IPO market.

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Express : Express is built on NodeJS framework. Web frameworks. Code Igniter.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

But in the world following Jonathan Ive, designers are finally getting their due. Tools that technical people have had for years (project management methods and tools, programming frameworks, etc.) he also helps out with cranking out the code). Very important that this person as wide understanding of what it takes to scale.

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Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51