Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

These are really good founders and I think this is an interesting space.” Further, when additional people kept mentioning Airbnb to me and praising the founders, I should have asked myself how a smart, capable person would refine the idea.). Those two minutes showed me that Airbnb’s founders wanted to play in the big leagues.

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Hosting Hockey Stick IPO Silicon Valley 69

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. We will grant him/her X% fully diluted shares up front, and every time he/she makes an introduction, he/she will vest in 100 shares.” The most you lose is 1 or 2 months of vesting on the stock. Quora Answers.

Equity 40

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 3, 2009

Teamwork and a vested interest in success of the whole group is crucial. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. . The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. Russell Rothstein, Founder and CEO, IT Central Station , a product review site, said, “We see VCs on our site very often. 3) Raise capital.

Technical Review 78

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blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Simeon, can you tell us how you structure ownership and control so you can fire your co-founders if necessary? The first part will dispel some myths, address the lifecycle of founder agreements and the key compensation and control parameters in them. Let’s start by dispelling some myths: There is a standard founder agreement.

Founder 44

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 23, 2022

Running accelerator programs, investing in startups, and working directly with founders is exactly what I want to be doing with my time. The best part is that I have had countless follow up conversations and DMs getting to know founders. Lean on these people and make sure they know their role in your world – people appreciate it.

Early Stage 78

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Go vest yourself. When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And it was really the founder, our founder David, and he, it was really about, there has to be this better way, right? So obviously if that's, I'm sure you lean into that, you know, that aspect, don't you, with your branding from a marketing standpoint. Karrie Sanderson (02:55): It? Yes, it has.

Marketing 75

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2017

Even if you lean too hard on expecting a breakthrough at the bleeding-edge and realize the breakthrough is not coming, all is not lost. The Apple analogy is a good one because that company and its founder Steve Jobs were especially skilled at timing their product innovations just right. Find yourself at the bleeding edge?

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 16, 2018

On the other hand, some founders *literally* aren't fundraising. Actually, I tend to lean more on the relationship building side, for a couple of reasons. Given that so much of the bet at these early stages, even at the Series A comes down more to "Do I believe what this founder believes?" Well, it all depends, right?

Due Diligence 74

Due Diligence Early Stage Term Sheet Vesting 74

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. Work life balance is not something that startup founders often get and so the risk of burning out is high. 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

The Startup Toolkit

AUGUST 29, 2012

4 year vesting, full acceleration on exit, optional cliff. 2%, you treat advisor equity just like founder or employee equity: vested over 4 years. if the company is sold, they get their entire stake immediately, whereas the founders often have to start a new vesting period in the terms of the acquisition).

Equity 46

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Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 23, 2011

Introduction I love working with startups – and trying to protect founders and watch their backs. Not only are there key contractual issues that must be buttoned-down (like vesting and IP assignment ), but also there is a minefield of laws and regulations that must be complied with. Potential Criminal Violations Employment Laws.

Accredited Investor 82

Accredited Investor Sweat Equity Los Angeles Finder 82

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Richard Witten , special advisor on entrepreneurship to the President of Columbia University ; and Kathryn Minshew , co-founder of the popular online career platform TheMuse.com both joined me in Sirius’ New York studio and shared their version of being knocked down and coming back stronger. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? Dan, how did you meet your co-founders at each of your startups?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Hearpreneur

MAY 27, 2020

We have to lean in on what makes an organization and value proposition unique, and then share this widely. And with my work today, as Founder and CEO of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, I’ve followed the same formula: embracing who I am, what I care about, and the impact I want to make on the world.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Audience Conversion 122

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Let me preface by saying I obviously have a vested interest in being wrong about tough times ahead but as the old saying goes, “hope for best, plan for the worst.”. Let me preface by saying I obviously have a vested interest in being wrong about tough times ahead but as the old saying goes, “hope for best, plan for the worst.”.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Just as.NET is both a lock-in and very restricting, and Java violates both “lean cuisine class hierarchy” and “objects if necessary, but not necessarily objects”, the “we’ll just use XML” mantra deserves to die. That would have given you a trifecta. The site’s written in C#. March 28, 2011 at 6:09 am.

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