Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

When I was interviewed for my first startup CEO job, I was expecting a $150,000 salary, but instead was offered an opportunity to contribute $50,000 to the business, and work for equity only. Do you really need that full-time assistant, regular bookkeeper, and big-name attorney? Pay people with equity or future revenue. Great strategy.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 16, 2023

Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary. The name of the candidate will often be very American-sounding. This is true not only of the first name but also the last name of the candidate. So names like David Smith are not unlikely.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Think of your domain name and get hosting. Have you already thought about your brand’s name? And keep in mind that the best option is to develop at least 5 domain names connected to your brand’s name to find an unoccupied domain. Building a software product, the massive part of your budget is the developers’ salary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

When I was interviewed for my first startup CEO job, I was expecting a $150,000 salary, but instead was offered an opportunity to contribute $50,000 to the business, and work for equity only. Do you really need that full-time assistant, regular bookkeeper, and big-name attorney? Pay people with equity or future revenue. Great strategy.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A $150 llama rental for a photoshoot, $250 for a bagpipe player at a customer picnic, $5,000 for an executive’s tires — these are just some of the most questionable things people have paid for or attempted to pay for, in the name of business. Instead of reducing salaries, think about changing your payment structure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed. Funding for founder salaries at this stage is a red flag. You may pay salaries to your team, but your salary should come from earnings, when they occur. Tie use of funds to real traction milestones.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Despite enjoying an attractive salary and benefits package that totaled over $460,000, a CEO of a large charitable organization embezzled $1.2 She used a different name to secure employment with a different nonprofit and failed to disclose her prior indictment. National Charitable Organization Fraud. million of the nonprofit’s funds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Taking that first salary after a long dry spell is an inspiring moment, and a great celebration with friends. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. A business model that works. Marketing is top priority.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed. Funding for founder salaries at this stage is a red flag. You may pay salaries to your team, but your salary should come from earnings, when they occur. Tie use of funds to real traction milestones.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

Namely, you should never associate asset value with business value. To formulate your profitability, you must take into consideration all outgoing payments like payroll, and your gross income, yes even your own salary. worth $50,000 and another $250,000 in financial backing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2022

I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. This will pay big dividends in getting your favorite project funded, or justifying your own salary, or negotiating a bonus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2022

Yet even a non-profit has to make a profit on everything it sells, in order to cover operating expenses (salaries, offices, equipment, research, travel, etc.), Most startups, as private companies, don’t have to disclose their salaries and spending habits to anyone other than the IRS. unless it relies wholly on donations.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 15, 2020

Compensation structures can be redeveloped, offering employees a lower base salary with the rest made up in bonuses for performance or goals. Efficiency is the name of the came when it comes to expenses post-pandemic. Intelligent decisions can be made to help the company, though.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. Startup founders typically invest some real dollars into their new startup as well as months or years of their time with no salary. Deep-dive meeting. Expect your skills, insights and motivation to be tested -- so be prepared.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2017

Don’t ask for the salary until you have gotten an offer, negotiate later. In salary negotiation, the first person to name a number loses. If the salary is not publicized, it may be difficult for you to gauge how much is it. Once you get an offer, negotiate the salary that you think is worth it (for now).

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2019

As the name explains it, PMP certification is a relevant credential granted by the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, and is therefore recognised the world over. It helps you draw big – Suddenly you’re in high demand in the market and also in a position to demand and earn a higher salary than your counterparts.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Gig hiring allows you to no longer be tied to justifying full-time salary and benefits for a specialized job that you need for only 100 hours per year. Founded in 1974 in San Diego, IES has grown into one of the city’s largest women-owned businesses and been named one of its “Best Places to Work” for 10 years in a row.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 16, 2020

A Chief Technology Officer, as the name suggests, plays a key role in pivotal technology implementations in the organization and ensures that technology adequately addresses company challenges. Chief Technology Officer makes an average of $280,916, including base salary and additional payments. How to spot the moment you need CaaS.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Navigating the transition between a salaried employee and running your own consulting business can be tricky. Your company name, your company logo , and your website design should all grow from the concepts you laid out here. by Katie Lundin of crowdspring. What is the most important part of my clients’ experience?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2019

respectable salary. A Doctor of Philosophy can count on a far greater salary than a master. Not to mention the fact that you need to write and defend the most complex science project in the life of students, namely a dissertation. great career prospects. communication of competent and high-qualified colleagues. Final words.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2019

Is it another name for freelancing? Food, any medication you may need, rent for your accommodation, phone and internet bills, any staff salaries – all these are expenses that are mandatory, absolutely mandatory and need to be on time. Learning to inculcate that into your work is also a skill and one that you need to learn…fast.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2021

Your self-motivation is more effective for you than any arbitrary rewards and even salary increases. If a few of these reasons are calling your name, now is the time to start building your business. You get to do the interesting things, for a change. First of all, the business you intend to set up is your dream, not someone else’s.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

Give your company a name. Name your trusted inner circle of company leaders (or just yourself). You’ll need to pay “foreign qualification” fees when you register, name a “registered agent,” pay “franchise taxes,” and make required annual reports to Delaware. . Give your business a name. Will not be rejected by your state.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One of his lessons remains clearly on my mind and is a variant of the old “You name the price and I’ll name the terms” challenge that works so well in negotiation. The post Stock options or more cash? first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Although salary information is now relatively easy to find online, insight into early option grants is still sparse and vague. In a CTO Salary and Equity trends report by Safire Partners, it finds non-founder equity compensation to settle out below 2 percent. percent to 3 percent range for engineer #1s. That is your opportunity cost.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

Zoom, Slack, Trello, Jira, and Microsoft teams – are all suddenly household names. Cost savings companies experience when they eliminate expensive office rents and the payroll costs associated with the salaries required for people to live in major metro areas. They may be a top-tier engineer or not. What Solves the Problems?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Your self-motivation is more effective for you than any arbitrary rewards and even salary increases. If a few of these reasons are calling your name, now is the time to start building your business. You get to do the interesting things, for a change. First of all, the business you intend to set up is your dream, not someone else’s.

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Up and Running

MAY 20, 2019

What literally haunts his dreams are not big things like salary or responsibilities or key projects. Where possible, be specific with names. As the name suggests, the personas should feel personal. Give each a name and a stock photo. They make him feel like a useless cog in a wheel (in truth, he is).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2019

Being able to inquire about salaries depends on your industry and workplace; many companies have adopted an unspoken rule against salary disclosure. But in others, salaries are accessible: institutions such as state universities make all employee salaries available to the public.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

We named it Localizely. 16- Wanted to replace my six-figure corporate salary. I just wanted to write more, mom more, and figure out how to replace my six-figure corporate salary to be home with my kids. That is how the idea for an automated translation management platform was born. Thanks to Kristina Gligorovic, Localizely ! #8-

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The Next Web

MARCH 30, 2013

Posing as candidates: ­Copying an eligible candidate’s CV, replacing the name, phone number and email address. You don’t have to be beholden to this shady sales commission-­led industry. Here are some dubious practices we’ve encountered. We got an apology from the MD of the firm, then tracked down the copied candidate and interviewed him.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The CEO was concerned that he was offering far too much in the form of incentive compensation, with bonuses that could greatly exceed the base salary if all the bonus items were achieved. Provide bonus opportunities that add to approximately 50% of the base salary if all are achieved within the year. Set time-based goals for each.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But think of this as equivalent to average salary of Top 10 picks in the NBA draft vs picks 11-20. Well, the obvious reason is they look like better risk/reward opportunities, but I think it’s also because generally the better brand name firms are doing the Top 10% deals. Gotta own enough of your winners.

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Austin Startup

JULY 8, 2017

I can’t tell you how many times I run into first-time founders who’ve been fed absolute nonsense from ‘advisors’ ‘mentors’ or similarly named people about their ‘secrets’ for managing legal spend. A COO / CFO wants to justify his salary, and an easy way to do that is by claiming to ‘save’ you legal fees via DIY legal work. Me: “Great.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2023

First off, most people in the world can't name any VCs. I suppose if you're reading this post, you can name at least one--but I'm not even active anymore, so even if you could name a few, you might quickly find you have a relevancy problem. Everyone starts their fundraising the same way: 1) Open a shared Google Sheet.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2022

Cash flow is the name of the game for landlords. The most straightforward way to calculate if a tenant can afford rent is to take their annual salary and divide that number by 40. Positive cash flow ensures your rental properties turn a profit, while negative cash flow indicates your investments are nothing more than financial drains.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2019

Consider including: The member or business name. Chances are your members would like to see: Results of a salary survey. Be sure that you also have at least two reminders set to send after the initial failed payment message; people are very distracted these days! Embed this in the greeting (e.g. Dear [contact]”) or subject line.

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