Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Tech teams are comprised of three distinct managements skills: people, process & technology. Final startup grind from msuster. figure out roles. identify gaps.

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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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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Determined not to miss another opportunity, Graham has begun waiving fees and instead taking equity in clients he thinks have a good shot at success. Join our community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. It just means that the cofounders trust one of their own and are willing to follow. The industry veteran.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

pre-launch, BIG equity, big peeps involved–ANY TIPS?? We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. Our technology can also scale to other geographies. And how do you split the equity?

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. Although we envision we initially use our technology for a political purpose, that’s only the test case and that alone is nearly a $20 billion market. A nonprofit?

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

So when brainstorming ideas with my wife, a marketing guru, we settled on LEVEL PR because it a) echoed the company's mission statement (to level up the brand awareness of tech startups) b) reminded me of video games, which I love and c) included the name Lev, which is my son's name. Thanks to Scott Rosenblum, LEVEL PR ! #2-

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

 —  @MissElisaS Cultural Syncism & Intersecting Technology with Humanities According to Hector Ruiz , Managing Director and Founder at ANSI Capital LLC, there is a lack of “Cultural Syncism” in the world today. As we head to 2020, Latinx will be the MAJORITY in the US.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We are so proud to be a part of the entrepreneurial and technology community in Chicago where we are based. Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Technology expected in homes in 10 years – Scientists unveil moving 3D holograms – [link]. . “ nobody wins if you go out of business&# On Pricing – [link]. Brian Chesky of AirBnB (from Startup School) – [link] ? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Employee Equity: How Much? “Most businesses… don’t need more cash, they need more brains.” – @mcuban , [link]. Products that are features are going away – [link]. Unconventional startup wisdom by @mlevchin – [link]. – [link]. Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro – [link]. Ask yourself why? – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute. But everything has intrinsic value.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Unfortunately, using other people's channels and audience, which is essentially what PR is, won't be as effective--simply because no one can tell your story as well as you can. PR can magnify, distribute, etc., PR can magnify, distribute, etc., What was that you were saying about what your time its worth?

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

You get a situation whether investors are incentivized to put in more money into a company, not only to buy more equity, but also to fund the quick growth. Founders typically get their equity in a company once — at the time of founding and then get diluted with each subsequent round of financing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

It’s why long before you ever want press coverage you need to spend time actually helping journalists, respecting their profession, taking their calls (not having your PR department screen them) and knowing what interests them. Todd Gitlin is one of the best executive recruiters the technology & startup market in Los Angeles.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. Can you capture more brand equity by executing marketing tactics in new or better ways? They’re a great example of employee advocacy because their content is often shared and retweeted by their colleagues, like their Digital PR Lead.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

You get a situation whether investors are incentivized to put in more money into a company, not only to buy more equity, but also to fund the quick growth. Founders typically get their equity in a company once — at the time of founding and then get diluted with each subsequent round of financing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it.

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Haystack

JANUARY 18, 2020

Today, Twitter feels like it’s oxygen for VCs; firms spend thousands even millions on their websites, content strategies, marketing departments, events teams, PR workshops, and so forth. What a difference a decade makes! We even have folks who used Twitter to help raise their first funds and put them in business.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. For example, you may point out that there is a company with similar technology, but different application/market.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

Uh, I guess he won’t be co-sponsoring a technology lab in LA with me then? These kinds of office space arrangement are often called “technology incubators&# or “startup labs&# or something similar. The latest technology lab that I came across was dogpatch labs run by Polaris Ventures.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2014

Fund R&D: Bootstrapped raising funds is far ‘cheaper’ than debt or equity. Jeff, from OnHand, shares, “there is a lot that goes into the ongoing marketing and PR efforts for you campaign, especially in highlighting the mentions you receive. Delivery Issues. But fulfillment becomes the real part of it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Convertible Debt: really Bridge Loans and Equity Replacement Debt – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Who says startups are easy | Om Malik – [link]. Your Brand is What You Do – [link]. Want to create a new habit?

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

4) Cash balance increase indicates a focus on M&A to drive further growth The past few months have also been marked by a few high profile equity and debt announcements - most notably SuccessFactors, Taleo and Saleforce.com. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. We were familiar with internet startups and technology platforms, and we had experience using email, blogging, search and social techniques for internet marketing. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either).

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Instead of spending years perfecting our technology, we build a minimum viable product, an early product that is terrible, full of bugs, and crash-your-computer-yes-really stability problems. Like Apple, your strategy will require significant marketing investment in content, traditional media, and PR. Slow skimming. Consistency.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

in company equity is normal at this stage, with the higher end of the range reserved for leaders of industry who bring more to the table than connections. You might consider starting with an offer to invest at a low valuation before discussing sweat equity. As for compensation, stock options in the range of 0.1%

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

It struck me that had the technology existed, travelers could have taken advantage of our empty aircraft to get back to London and then the aircraft could be dropped in Oxford, with minimal additional cost. The wedding industry is notoriously one of the least technologically advanced retail sectors. Image Credit: Brittany Haas.

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

If an incubator offers your startup $25,000 in exchange for 6% equity, the pre-money valuation is a whopping $391,667. Rather than assign a monetary value to the intangibles, a startup should instead assign an equity percentage value to intangibles like mentorship. How is the technology? (5)

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.). He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Eboo Patel – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. In Los Angeles we don’t have “patron technology companies&# that are big enough to matter – we’re still hoping to see them emerge. Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc. That’s natural.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Unfortunately, he was fired and all of that potential equity disappeared. Thanks to CJ Xia, Boster Biological Technology ! #6- I have been running a PR Firm, Whitegate PRINC since 2007. Thanks to Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens & Moguls ! #2- 2- Noah Kagan. Photo Credit: Bruce Harpham. Photo Credit: Deborah Sweeney.

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