Scalable Startup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

The Greenshoe is an over-allotment of stock options, up to 15% of the total offering at time of IPO. You can offer these options to virtually anyone, friends, family, people who helped your company. Since they’re options, acquirers only exercise if the stock goes up, and have no downside risk or capital outlay.

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Scalable Startup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

The Greenshoe is an over-allotment of stock options, up to 15% of the total offering at time of IPO. You can offer these options to virtually anyone, friends, family, people who helped your company. Since they’re options, acquirers only exercise if the stock goes up, and have no downside risk or capital outlay.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup covers everything a software or web developer needs to know to launch and grow a startup with no outside funding. Since then I’ve worked out a lot more specifics, and today I’m pleased to announce them. Start Small. Stay Small.

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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.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Firstly, these high demand developers probably are near impossible for me to get. I’m not FaceBook or Twitter and have a s**t-ton of potentially imminent IPO stock options to offer someone. That’s good because I don’t want those kind of developers. That’s not my argument.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I would add that having a business such as a web development contract service would bring in cash-flow allowing the main founders to keep alive and grow the vision and initial beta. During the last 2 years of building two startups with a massive development plan we at the same time built 400+ websites on a contract basis.

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