Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. Read More ». And Why 20%?

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

Many startups these days are started by young, technical or product founders who are in the idealistic phase of their lives and careers. Given how important people management is it’s surprising more of us don’t have group coaches. It’s not that I don’t love idealism – I was young once, too! Reggie Brown.

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Startup Stock Options Cofounder Campaign 385

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 - 0.33.

Equity 62

Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Brusson spoke to me about BlaBlaCar’s early ambitions to be a European rather than local country winner and its progression to global player. But the Valley in 1999 was a new world of startups, venture capital, and stock options. How did you go from VC to founder? Shifting gears.

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Global Europe France Cofounder 62