ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." Clavier began his presentation at the beginning of a company's lifecycle, asking how many co-founders a startup ought to have. They want to stock their shelves and they have nothing.

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. New Communications Review. Part of my business is working with tech start-ups as an advisor/consultant. OReilly Radar.

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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. Product Reviews Mindjet Connect Helps Small Businesses Visualize and Manage Projects. Branding From Entrepreneur to Icon in Five Steps.

Sweat Equity 55

Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Fortifying Profits: Strategies to Shield Your Business from Embezzlement written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Todd Rammler, president and founder of Michigan CFO Associates. That came back to me.

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Michigan CPA Small Business Hiring 70

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Go there now » Sign up or log in to mint.com Updates Drop Your Debt to Win 2 comments How To The Top 5 Customer Complaint Letters — And What You Can Learn From Them 5 comments Investing In Graphics: What Is a Stock? But you should beware of boards that are only the founders and their family and friends. Live your life.

Software Review 68

Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections. Term-sheets for preferred stock offerings are designed to protect the investor in case things don’t go as well as planned.   Say I invest $1MM in a company and receive 40% of the stock. This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

9:33) Scaling Up Excellence , process debt, technical debt, and human capital debt, plus rapid prototyping during the pandemic. (13:58) 28:12) The pandemic as a moment to invest in people and technology, have a plan and execute. Highlights from the show: Carl details his background and experience. (4:22)

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Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Russ, the founder, and CEO of Design Pickle, is a seasoned creative leader, entrepreneur, author, and thought leader. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! He's the founder and c e o of Design Pickle. Tech, how it's built, how it's used. Listen to Outbound Squad wherever you get your podcast. (00:48):

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Design Algorithm Technical Review Networking 80

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 3, 2023

Russ, the founder, and CEO of Design Pickle, is a seasoned creative leader, entrepreneur, author, and thought leader. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! He's the founder and c e o of Design Pickle. Tech, how it's built, how it's used. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Russ Perry. It's amazing.

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Design Algorithm Technical Review Audience 48

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. I think every founder, every CEO, every leader, could learn something, could take heart from Brian's example and I hope they will. Brian Chesky : I am Brian Chesky, co-founder, CEO, and head of community at Airbnb. I hope you will.

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Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 16, 2017

Secondly, instead of offering an upfront payment of 2 percent of the company’s stock, offer a salary that pays that 2 percent over several years to ensure that the employee stays committed in the long-run. No exit strategy for firing lazy co-founders. Choosing the right co-founder is as important as choosing the right spouse.

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Business Plan Hockey Stick Cofounder Salary 127