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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

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Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. So why would you treat your debt investors (somewhat) like equity investors?

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The Kinect Accelerator

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If accepted, each company will receive an equity investment of $20,000 in exchange for six percent of the company in common stock, which will be held by TechStars. While Microsoft is putting significant effort into the accelerator program, Microsoft will not retain intellectual property or equity in any of the participating companies.

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No More MBOs

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Wikipedia reminded me – it’s another Peter Drucker creation from The Practice of Management. I have a deeply held belief that a manager cannot “motivate behavior.” Even better, consider using equity compensation as the bonus. Management bonus compensation drucker MBO'

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Denver Startup Week 2020

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I’m involved in a bunch of stuff this year, which I’ll list below, but I want to highlight a few specific events, including the Keynote Kickoff with Robert Smith of Vista Equity Partners who grew up in Denver. There is a large effort around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Listen to a short overview with Dianne Myles.

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Cleantech Open Northeast 2021

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This led to our foundation (the Anchor Point Foundation) partnering with Cleantech Open Northeast, the northeast region of Cleantech Open, managed by NECEC as the on-the-ground affiliate. . Cleantech Open has a particular focus on incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into its program.

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A Conversation With Dan Caruso About Gender Equity at the Boulder Country Club

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The past few months’ events have led us all to soul search on equity, with the primary focus being racial equity. The thought came to me, and I challenged myself to bring it up to the Board Chairperson and the General Manager. They seemed surprised that this would be viewed as a gender equity matter. Dan : Not yet.

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Investment vs. Speculation

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I got sucked into giving some of my money to a money manager at Goldman Sachs and one at Lehman. They happily traded equities for me, which mostly just cost me fees in the end, although I covered it all with a crazy transaction into a weird Exchange Fund that GS created in 2000.

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