The title is “Money, Marketing and Management with HubSpot’s Founders”. Sign-up for: Money, Marketing and Management (aka “Stuff we learned about startups that you’ll probably find useful”). In fact, if this is your first startup, it’s possible you’ve never actually hired a lawyer before. If you’re intereted in. Factor that in. MORE >>

And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. Ifyour competitors offer employees stock options that might make themrich, while you make it clear you plan to stay private, yourcompetitors will get the best people. Want to start a startup? MORE >>

Stock vs Options. The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers. Also, most companies try to keep all employees on the same terms, and there are good management reasons to do that. MORE >>

Follow links in this post for current thinking on best practices in startup management. My selections are tailored for consumer Internet startups, but should be helpful to teams in other sectors. There’s a lot of information here, so don’t try to digest everything in one session. Great list. Tom, well done - solid list. Nice list. MORE >>

7 ] And though theres going to be one investor who gives them the firstcheck, and his or her help in recruiting other investors willcertainly be welcome, this initial investor will no longer be thelead in the old sense of managing the round. 13 ]Im not saying option pools themselves will go away. Want to start a startup? MORE >>