Eric Friedman
DECEMBER 27, 2021
4/ Streaming equity – venture funds + employee stock becomes more liquid. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge. The calculus is that if the stock is going to be worth a fortune, they are better off paying for expertise early vs. take a risk on early full time employees risking option pool, culture fit, and ramp time.
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Should You Share Equity with Consultants? Science and Technology Technology. We had a rough time early on," says Parker, president and chief technology officer of Roving Software Inc. , But sharing equity can have pitfalls, too. Forgot login ?
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 3, 2010
I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. If they raise a bunch of capital little ole you isn’t going to be around to have your option pool topped up. I’m not saying there are never reasons to buy another company for cash and/or equity. Me: “Zero dilution.
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. 1% but they’re not going to be overwhelmed by it, or insanely incentivized by that equity alone. I do believe that early employees should trade salary for equity.
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. . When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers.
Eric Friedman
DECEMBER 30, 2020
5/ Alternate use case for a withered technology. Constraints are a virtue – someone will use “old” technology to make something “new” (see the emergence of Nintendo) – interesting thinking for older tech that introduces constraints that end up being benefits. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge.
Business Plan Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Reserve 10-20% Of Your Company’s Outstanding Equity For A Stock Option Plan. Equity incentives are a major form of compensation for most emerging growth and technology companies. It is critical for a start-up to consider this reality and reserve 10-20% of its outstanding equity for a stock option plan.
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