Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Other than starting to build, hire, and take over the world, there are a bunch of mundane things to do right away. Funding Announcement Figure out your PR strategy for announcing the round to get your plan in order. But a full time CFO and even a CFO-for-hire may overkill at this point.

Founder 156

Founder Cap Table Stock Options PR 156

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

On balance I usually prefer to recruit people from my network both in terms of saving costs as well as hiring people I know & trust. They know what is “market&# for your recruits in terms of base, bonus & stock options. It can get expensive so you’d probably only do it for a very senior hire.

Term Sheet 319

Term Sheet PR Liquidation Preference Stock Options 319

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In the startup journey if you have success in your early product launches, fund raising and PR you’re likely to get “inbound interest” from likely acquirers. So the tech team departed en masse to find the next great stock option scheme to make their big bucks. But we departed on good terms.

Startup 417

Startup Dilution San Diego Stock Options 417

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Create an options pool, if nothing more than in your mind, so you have some parameters to work within," Durkin says. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

Eric Friedman

JUNE 11, 2019

Whether a fundraising event, hiring, or sales/partnership opportunity- these can be especially useful to make all parties move faster. Here are a few I have seen work: PR Opportunity – for the LargeCo. Candidate Forcing Functions – are hard because you want to hire the best people, hire them fast, and keep your OpEx low.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Stock Options Early Stage Agile 68

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

A strong advisor can walk you in the door to the same number of companies as 2–3 new sales hires. As for compensation, stock options in the range of 0.1% certain number of customer intros, quotes for PR) and meetings on a pre-specified, regular basis. Never discount the power of a warm intro.

Advisory Board 48

Advisory Board Sweat Equity Marketing Vertical 48

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Consultant.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2012

After all, cash may be in short supply, but there’s a virtually endless amount of work to be done, from coding and web development, to PR, sales, general operations, or sage advice from an industry veteran. Many young tech startups reserve 15%-20% for employee stock options. It’s a logical solution. Plan upfront.

Equity 116

Equity Stock Options Vesting Stock 116

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

So hiring more people and being around more people and getting more things done is not actually one of the reasons. You may call it employee number one with a really low salary and really generous stock options and as the company grows, you’ll fix their salary. I’m going to hire another engineer.

Technical Cofounder 220

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. In later posts I’m going to get into more detail on specific topics like hiring, raising money, what types of ideas have the potential to get big, finding your founders, and the like. In my neck of the woods programmers are hired guns at first year in college.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84