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| Page 1 of 8 | Previous | Next | WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM OCTOBER 23, 2010 The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups The sixth largest center for oil, or finance, or publishing?Whatever Standards arehigher; people are more sympathetic to what youre doing; the kindof people you want to hire want to live there; supporting industriesare there; the people you run into in chance meetings are in thesame business. Want to start a startup? Maybe. Who is? | | | | | | |
| STARTUPCFO MARCH 16, 2012 Hiring Part Time Execs One way to deal with these issues to hire part time executives. Part time execs work when: You hire in non-core areas : Finance is super important to any company, but it is not a core aspect of the company’s mission and vision. So, finance is a perfect function to outsource to a part time CFO. | FELD THOUGHTS SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO As Finance Fridays continues, we are introducing the concept of the Cap Table. This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. They come up with two options: Hire Praveena as an employee and offer her stock options. Finance Fridays 83(b) cap table cto finance fridays option pool | | THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Options for Small Business Financing The state of small business financing is a bit uncertain these days in terms of both supply and demand. To get the full picture, we need to frame this discussion by understanding how unimportant securing new financing is to small businesses in the current economic conditions. Hire a loan hunter. Look for local lenders. | | | | | | | |
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 How a startup should leverage a personal assistant
virtual assistant (VA) is a remote worker hired to complete tasks you should not be doing as the founder of a startup. These hiring arrangements are described below: Task-based — ($3-10/hour overseas, $12-50/hour in the U.S.) I've had the best results hiring VA's in the Philippines. This includes hiring U.S.-based MORE >> -
BABBLING VC | FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 Chronic Under-financing of EU Start-ups Driven by Mindset
personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under- financing and people skirt around this issue. Hence, financing rounds have been smaller (roughly a ratio of 5 to 1 when comparing US to EU). Even Dropbox and Etsy have done far larger rounds to finance their growth. MORE >> -
 The unfortunate math behind consulting companies
Maybe hire an employee for $30 per hour and re-bill them at $60. Suppose you hire an employee at $60,000/year. After all, if you expect to hire and retain great people, they need time to keep learning, stay in front of the latest technology, and just have fun. How-To consulting finance investment starting strategy MORE >> -
THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011  Tracking the Hiring Funnel
At a board meeting yesterday, a management team was talking about their hiring needs and some of the challenges they're having hiring great people. Here's a simple tip: track hiring analytics and assign them to someone. If you're not interviewing enough people, you're not going to be able to hire someone--simple as that. MORE >> -
 Never say “no,” but rarely say “yes.”
Maybe that means a big new advertising campaign, or hiring another WordPress expert for our staff. Essays choices finance investment pricing productivityEveryone says small startups require focus. Learn to say “no!&#. Ah, but then again you must also experiment with new ideas. Fail fast ! Pivot ! Test ! Doubt ! Yay investors!). MORE >>
- Post-IPO Employment and Revenue Growth GROWTHOLOGY | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
- Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
- How to value your company for sale (Part 1) A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011
- How to value your company for sale (Part 2) A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011
- Sizing Option Pools In Connection With Financings A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
- Hire a Recruiter.Now SEEING BOTH SIDES | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
- 5 Reasons You Need Finance Talent on Your Team FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
- Accounting for Startups: Cash-basis or Accrual-basis? A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
- HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO MASHABLE.COM | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Ace the Interview DAVID SILVERMAN | TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009
- 10 Things to Consider Before Replacing Business Equipment UP AND RUNNING | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
- Announce Your Financing In Conjunction With Your Form D Filing FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
- Running a Billion Dollar Startup with Twelve People? MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011
- Hiring Executives: If You’ve Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good? BEN'S BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
- Hacking Legal Fees STARTUPCFO | SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
- Four Things Some VCs Do That I Don’t Like BEN'S BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
- What the CEO of Leslie Fay Learned from His Company's Bankruptcy DAVID SILVERMAN | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
- Financing risk CHRIS DIXON | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011
- Do You Really Require a New Business Plan Going Into 2012? UP AND RUNNING | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011
- Increasing Series A financing risk for software/Web startups GABRIEL WEINBERG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
- Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY? | Vinicius Vacanti VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- Kryptonite Angel Round Terms THE STARTUP LAWYER | MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011
- How to Overhaul Your Company’s Budget UP AND RUNNING | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Weighing In On The Debate Over Standardized Financing Documents VC DEAL LAWYER | MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010
- How to Finance a Web App in 2010 FEINT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
- Anatomy of a Term Sheet: Management Rights and Investor Director Approval VC READY BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
- 10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories YOUNGUPSTARTS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
- Books for Young Entrepreneurs – How To Build a Business and Sell It For MILLIONS by Jack Garson NFIB YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR FOUNDATION BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
- Why Would Any Business Ever Hire A Consultant? TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
- How to Hire People You Can't Afford FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Developing your financial management talent ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010
- Employees Suck. Don't Be One. Don't Hire One. - Master of 500 Hats 500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
- Culture and Purpose From the Start JESSICA MAH | FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010
- The Mentality Of The Young Entrepreneur ENTREPRENEURS-JOURNEY.COM BY YARO STARAK | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- VCs pivot, too… First Round Key Hire Wire becomes the Key People Wire and some thoughts on startup hiring THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
- Stay Top Of Mind, But Don’t Be Annoying GET VENTURE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
- What Drives You to Bring in More Traffic? UP AND RUNNING | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011
- Different Types of Tekes Financing - With William Wolfram of DealDash ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
- Why Don't Universities Teach Sales? ALTGATE | MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010
- Be Standing In Line When The Door Opens GET VENTURE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
- So You Wanna Raise Some Money LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
- Top 5 hidden costs to starting up a business UP AND RUNNING | TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011
- Sometimes All It Takes Is To Be The Last Man Standing GET VENTURE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
- How to Hire a Chief Technology Officer WWW.INC.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- How To Grow And Protect Wealth By Diversifying Risk ENTREPRENEURS-JOURNEY.COM BY YARO STARAK | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Overcoming Startup Obstacles: Building Your Business One Step at a Time THE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BLOG @ SIMON | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- [U.S.] Small Businesses Look To Hire In The Next Six Months: Pepperdine YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- Ovelin A Success Story Of Tekes Financing ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- New Year’s Resolution: Get An Early Start On Tax Season YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012
- 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- 1M/1M Announces Partnership With TiE Chennai VENTUREWOODS | FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
- In VC deals, Price Doesn't Matter - But The "Promote" Does SEEING BOTH SIDES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
- Recruiting a “dream team” to help with your business and life JESSICA MAH | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
- 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory VENTUREWOODS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010
- 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable: Investors Don’t Fund Broad Ideas VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
- Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
- How to schedule meetings with investors VENTURE HACKS | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010
- The Long Grind Before You Become an Overnight Success VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- What a 9-Year-Old Can Teach You About Selling FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
- Klarna Receives $155 Million Financing From DST Global and General Atlantic ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- DMC Metamorphosis :) - Master of 500 Hats 500 HATS | FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
- The ideal product manager STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011
- 6 Things You Need to Learn To Build Your Own Prototype VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
- A VC: Employee Equity: How Much? WWW.AVC.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Startup Compensation FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
- Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
- The $10,000 Sentence THE STARTUP LAWYER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
- Got SchadenFreude? Profit from Other's Despair -- Enter the. 500 HATS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008
- The Option Pool Shuffle VENTUREHACKS.COM | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
- 3 Common Financial Pitfalls of Entrepreneurs THE MOGUL MOM | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011
- If you’re aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough. CHRIS DIXON | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
- Ways to Acquire Users for Free SPENCER FRY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
- How Do I Protect My Option Grant From A Down Round In The Future? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- I'm an Angel, You're an Angel, We're All Angels BABBLING VC | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
- How to Pitch a VC (aka Startup Viagra: How to Give a VC a Hard-On. 500 HATS | SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
- How much should you pay an executive in a startup company? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
- Startup Metrics for Pirates (Lean Startup Circle, Jan 2010. 500 HATS | MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
- 10 Startup To-Dos: Things You Should Really Think About When Starting a Company INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
- Startup Metrics for Pirates: SeedCamp 2009 (Sept 2009, London. 500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
- Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) - Master of. 500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
- Startup Founder Agreements HIGH CONTRAST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- The Male Lead as Entrepreneurs May Be Slipping STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
- Legal Mistakes Every Startup Can Avoid STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
- What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
- The $250,000 Funding Trap INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- A Postmortem Analysis of Standout Jobs INSTIGATOR BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010
- Attribution of Job Creation GROWTHOLOGY | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
- How to Find the Perfect Startup Job: Part II "Sifting Through a Sea of Companies" GENUINE VC | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
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