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Early Stage Advisor Equity Grants

Eric Friedman

I have been thinking about early stage equity and advisor grants for some time, including a post in 2016 , that I rely on and wanted to revisit. I have had a few founder friends reach out to me asking about how much equity to give to an advisor, and had some operators reach out asking how to become an advisor for an early stage founder.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

Security roles : Some ex-Agency people gravitate to roles in security. I discovered that while I know a lot about tradecraft-related security and how to stay alive for the first minutes of an ambush, I know little about building security and computer systems security. At first many start-ups hire a lobbying firm.

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Quattro Development Co-Founders Share Tips for Overcoming Mishaps in Real Estate Development

The Startup Magazine

“When we started our company, we had an equity partner that was going to be our money. The equity partner] ended up going bankrupt. “We We went and just talked to anybody we could about getting equity for ground-up real estate projects, but it was the middle of the great financial crisis.

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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named”. You find early stage employees expecting to work normal hours, to get paid a regular salary, and not asking or expecting equity. It will be fascinating to see if they can lead the cultural change and secure the political support (in a government run by an older generation) to support their vision.

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- As soon as the name Equity Commons came to us, we knew it was perfect.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

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. High-frequency trading, algorithmic by its nature, is estimated to account for at least 50% of US equity markets trading volume. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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Should you raise on convertible notes or do an equity round?

Hippoland

A reader named Turner Dean recently asked me whether it’s better to raise seed money on convertible notes or straight-up equity. In general, I’m a big fan of convertible notes or convertible securities for seed stage founders. In general, I’m a big fan of convertible notes or convertible securities for seed stage founders.

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