Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a cofounder or two. Giving a cofounder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want. Each cofounder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.
Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Holiday weekend here in the US means links for you to read Playing Different (Stupider) Games The Other End Of The Valuation Stick [Kyle Harrison, Contrary Capital] – Kyle puts out a new essay (almost) every Saturday and I really enjoy his consistent and clear eyed POV on venture capital. The former start the work.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Naïve cofounders have found themselves squeezed out in some well-known cases, including Facebook.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Naïve cofounders have found themselves squeezed out in some well-known cases, including Facebook.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2018
Those that do it right also have the unprecedented opportunity to join the elite ranks of 250 unicorns (relatively new companies with a current valuation of over $1 billion). Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. Thus you have to do your homework to stay ahead of the crowd.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Naïve cofounders have found themselves squeezed out in some recent cases, including Facebook.
Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 13, 2020
If things are going great, you still may get a lower valuation or smaller round. Can your lack of interest or skill in “selling” be counter-balanced by a cofounder or team that’s great at it? And a non-CEO cofounder who can sell the heck out of your company is just about the next best thing to being skilled yourself. Yes and No.
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