philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Silicon Valley Frontlines. Two Tales of "Working For Equity". Working for equity only is, realistically, the way most startups have to get going. a year burn rate and your equity is worthless due to numerous recapitalizations and bridge loans from investors then either you don't get it or I'm stupid to do it.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Ironically, Carreyou is not a Silicon Valley-focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake-up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever. The typical Silicon Valley term sheet does not include such terms. SEC Visits Silicon Valley. ” Go public. Caveat emptor.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If there are only a couple hundred serious angels in the Valley, then by deciding to become one you could single-handedly make the pipelinefor startups in Silicon Valley significantly wider. Plus you get equity. It doesnt happen often.Brand-name VCs wouldnt recapitalize a company just to steal a fewpercent from an angel.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. And the equity in their house isn’t rising. My prognosis?

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