2012 Early Stage Finance Hiring 
Up and Running
OCTOBER 1, 2019
It might seem easier to put off thinking about your first essential new hires. Try to do it all and you’ll spend a lot of time learning new skills (that you’ll eventually hire for) when you should be focusing on growing your business. Hire someone who understands Generation Z (or your target demographic). A marketing maven.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. As an early-stage VC I love this phase. I always push companies to hire “an operationally focused CFO” during this phase because in order to systematize you need somebody who brings economic rigor to decision making.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Was Paul Graham right in his “high resolution” financing post? This has worked very well in the 2009-2012 time frame because the tech market has boomed in this period. So Investor A might have bought 20% of your company in 2012 and in 2013 with no addition money invested suddenly owns 40% of your company.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Most healthy businesses need business financing at some point. Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. Financing options depend on what kind of business you have. Don’t waste your time looking for the wrong kind of financing. You should.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 10, 2017
Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. But we never lost the finance bug. But we got serious in early 2016 when we developed deep conviction around the immense technical vision of Ethereum.
Transformify
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences.
Up and Running
AUGUST 21, 2013
Deal with your finances. Recruitment, particularly in the early stages of a company’s development, is therefore one of the most important factors to growth. Use this approach when hiring and you can build a great team around you. Recruit for innovation and longevity. Conduct regular reviews.
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