Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book.
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 10, 2018
We don’t really talk about money in Silicon Valley. Don’t assume everyone can just eat ramen and sleep on vesting options. I signed my daughter up for the major airlines frequent flyer programs when she was born. At least not in public in a personal way with near strangers.
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www.mattbartus.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
A View from the Valley. 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.” Blog blog archive. Quora Answers.
techcrunch.com
JUNE 22, 2012
This is where FAST enters the picture, which Founder Institute has developed in conjunction with the Orrick Law Firm and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, to standardize the process and remove the hassle, cost, and delay to the formation of these relationships.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. That will keep the Silicon Valley wags buzzing for some time to come. You can print shares all day long even if you have no cash, so I get the need for that from time to time.
Diego Basch
JULY 1, 2014
I was told that I was interviewing to replace employee #7 (everyone talked about their own employee number) who was leaving because he was fully vested that month (red flag). It was my first encounter with the “creative minds of Silicon Valley” in their natural environment. They were unrelated to programming for the most part.
ithacaVC
AUGUST 10, 2011
Silicon Valley Bank gets it. They invest on the strength of the venture investors and the fact that the venture investors have a vested interest in the success of the company. Yikes – don’t count on the bank releasing the guaranty just because the founder is no longer an officer of the company.
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