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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

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Such a team can also often do the work for you, which helps to ratchet-up your effectiveness. When my motivation lags, I think about sitting across the desk from my last boss ever in 1997. In addition, the best antidote for a lack of motivation is building a very motivated team around you. Thanks to Nate Nead, SEO.co ! #14-

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Founders – Use Your Down Round To Clean Up Your Cap Table

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I started investing in 1994 and while there was some bumpiness in 1997 and again in 1999, the real pain happened between 2000 and 2005. I’ve seen every imaginable type of liquidation preference structure, pay-to-play dynamic, preferred return, ratchet, share/option bonus, option repricing, and carveout.