SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders vs. Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." I'll get to service providers in a later post. Which means n = (i - 1)/i.

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Early Stage Equity CTO Hire Sweat Equity 391

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2017

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business.

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Employee Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 173

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business.

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Startup Technical Review Employee Hiring 337

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business.

Employee 244

Employee Entrepreneur Technical Review Hiring 244

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. They look for the use of talent analytics, such as productivity per employee, as well as the practices and attitude toward employee satisfaction.

Technical Review 323

Technical Review Due Diligence Valuation Leadership 323

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

There are many benefits of selling your startup through a mergers and acquisitions advisor. In many cases, your advisor will identify key employees and create a business plan to help you find a buyer and negotiate the best price possible. Identifying key employees. Source: Pixabay. Creating a business plan. Negotiating a price.

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Merger Acquisition Due Diligence Valuation 131

Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

And three, I was an early employee of Swell Radio, a “Pandora for podcast” app which personalized spoken-word audio streams for users — Swell was ultimately acquired by a “large consumer technology company” and eventually retired as an app. To underscore here, I hope I am proven wrong on these matters.

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Acquisition Media Audio Technical Review 134

Cracking the Code

JUNE 5, 2019

In this second extract from our roundtable, John and Joe share their playbooks for managing acquisitions as you scale and handling crises. What is your advice on when and how to make acquisitions? He has a very clear strategy and never makes an acquisition that doesn’t fit with it. Any acquisition creates uncertainty.

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Acquisition Management Merger Social Media 48

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this approach, some of your employees will continue working from home, while others will work from the office. You can upgrade the break room with a nicer table, better cooking equipment, and something recreational for employees to enjoy, like a dartboard. Choose your acquisitions carefully. Consider a hybrid workplace.

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Lean Technical Review Startup Acquisition 158

Up and Running

MAY 6, 2020

These days, “recruitment” is only one part of the talent acquisition process. . But now the future of recruiting must be driven by a strategic talent acquisition plan that focuses on planning according to business objectives and growth projections. If your company doesn’t yet have a talent acquisition plan in place, start there.

Technical Review 115

Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Acquisition 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2020

You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders. Public ownerships usually lends prestige and credibility to your sales, marketing, and acquisition efforts, but it may work counter to your vision of saving the world. Analysts want escalating profits.

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Cost IPO Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering 319

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Your job as a business owner should be to put the welfare of your employees at the top of your priorities and improve workplace safety. Train employees to handle workplace challenges. However, if you want to see these efforts through, your employees should be able to implement these practices. Let employees have regular breaks.

Software Review 146

Software Review Technical Review Employee Government 146

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. They look for the use of talent analytics, such as productivity per employee, as well as the practices and attitude toward employee satisfaction.

Valuation 311

Valuation Technical Review Due Diligence Leadership 311

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2022

In software, those avenues are your customers, industry, employees, and the broader trends associated with current events. There’s a reason 70% of all acquisitions fail : When leaders feel pressure to grow for growth’s sake, their focus on results (no matter the cost) isn’t sustainable in the long run. Looking to the Future.

Software 171

Software Japan Agile Employee 171

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Spending quality time training employees is bound to translate to better value, higher ROI, and customer satisfaction, insists Igor Efremov, Head of Talent Acquisition at Itransition. The post Ongoing Employee Training: Why Do You Need It, And How Do You Do It? appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Employee Acquisition Customer Developer 219

The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Any operation that involves an employee, like recruitment, payroll management, or even offboarding, can be included in these HR functions or duties. . Most HR functions are outsourced to an HR consulting agency by SMBs (10–500 employees). We are introducing new employees to the organization. What Is Human Resources Outsourcing?

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United States Salary UAE Hiring 137

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Be sure to attach employee bonuses and even overtime opportunities to measurable business results. Yet I still see expense budgets based on traditional channels, with no strict metrics on cost of customer acquisition by channel, or lifetime customer value. Make employee management a proactive process.

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Technical Review Metrics Social Media Channel 306

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The employee selection process is not an easy task for the HR department. The post 5 Tips To Improve Your Employee Selection Process appeared first on Young Upstarts. The future and the company’s success lie in the people who will be selected during the process.

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Employee Hiring Acquisition 245

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

While most people think of a musician when they hear that word, small business owners should be able to think about their employees as rock stars too. Employees are a big investment for any business. The first step for anyone ready to hire an employee is to get organized. Rock Star Recruitment.

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Hiring Employee Technical Review Due Diligence 100

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

What does the IT industry expect from its employees? Talent acquisition and retention are not difficult, but they are expensive. Personnel augmentation guarantees that employees with the proper credentials and experience are always in the right place. Of course, some would say this is almost impossible to get. Conclusion.

Software Review 129

Software Review Technical Review Retention Acquisition 129

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

They want to snowball their customer acquisition, attracting thousands of new people to the brand, and reach diverse new audiences in new locations. Growth is all about customer acquisition – the process of attracting new people to the brand. . Every startup entrepreneur wants to see their company grow. Or is it? .

Startup 127

Startup Retention Acquisition Agile 127

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

By being proactive, and empowering and rewarding your frontline employees for improving processes, you will enhance your business productivity and growth in both the short term as well as the long term. You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Make process improvement a constant focus.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business.

Startup 262

Startup Technical Review Employee Hiring 262

The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Modern technology has made it possible for fleet managers to optimize operations, streamline vehicle acquisition, and leverage telematics innovations to their advantage. Employee safety is a top priority for every organization, and efficient fleet management plays a significant role in ensuring the well-being of drivers.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Management Software Review 124

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Acquisitions can quickly increase your market share and bring in new customers. Acquisitions. Some of those channels might include: Acquisition. Customer experience improvements. Tailoring your customer experience according to their wants and needs can increase customer loyalty and advocacy. Acquiring a competitor. Partnerships.

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Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

But, just an importantly, they’re also in business to put food on the table for their families and employees. With people counting on them—their families and their employees’ families—they have to carry on. Our families — and the families of the employees we eventually hire—come first. Just ask yourself these seven questions: 1.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bandwidth 205

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

Liabilities are anything that the company owes, often coming with the word “payable,” and may include items such debt owed to creditors and salaries due to employees. Once you have tallied all existing assets, subtract liabilities to come to a determination of the company’s net assets. If your company is worth only $2.5

Balance Sheet 195

Balance Sheet Valuation Software Review .Net 195

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It’s not that these companies are smarter than Defense Department employees, but they operate with different philosophies, different product development methodologies, and with different constraints. Urgency and risk-taking in a startup are integral parts of the culture, felt by 100 percent of early-stage employees.

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Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 308

Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If you’re thinking about extending equity to an employee or a vendor (as in the example above), you should know that the topic is multi-faceted. If however you are giving a “normal employee” an incentive stock option plan (more on that later), that’s entirely different. Finding great employees first. What is equity compensation?

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Equity Employee Stock Options Vesting 60

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. The same Emotional Quotient and approach that attracts investors will also attract excellent employees. Talk with multiple employees at the company. Below is the second of her three-part series. Read part one here.

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Government Advisory Board Salary Sales Cycle 212

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Focusing on the entire customer journey—not just acquisition—and improving each step along the way ensures that customers continue to buy from you, now and in the future. Meaning: C = Customers (traffic x conversion rate) CLV = Customer revenue – (CAC + cost of serving that customer) CAC = Customer Acquisition Cost G = Growth.

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Customer SMS Retention Acquisition 132

YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2016

When a company is faced with a merger or acquisition situation, things can get a little hectic. There are many questions up in the air and not only are employees worried, but clients will wonder if your enterprise will maintain its integrity after the change. This will set the pace for the business’s success later on down the line.

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Merger Acquisition Technical Review Reputation 100

Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

This acquisition is a long story, but if you have a few minutes let me tell you the best parts. If you’re interested you can read about one of my acquisitions from a few years back in a post titled The Inside Story of a Small Software Acquisition. My Background. The site was once great; marketed by a high-end NYC PR firm.

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Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Recent research estimates that one in five employees will have an artificial intelligence (AI) system as their coworker by 2022. For instance, an AI system may be able to streamline the talent acquisition process by vetting applicants’ resumes and filtering out unqualified candidates. Fostering a Collaborative Culture.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego Leadership B2C 165

Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2023

Corporate gifting has long been a way to strengthen client relationships and recognize employees. And while retaining an existing customer costs 5x less than acquiring a new one, retaining valued employees is more cost-effective than recruiting new talent. CAGR, reaching more than $300 billion by 2024. Thanks to Shannon Stone ! #3-

Artificial Inteligence 81

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Retention Technical Review 81

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

Use acquisitions to complement organic growth. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth. Smart companies always have a few “experiments” in process. In many cases, the return is not worth the cost.

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Intellectual Property Acquisition Non-Compete Merger 322

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

And his company has 2 million employees. This document, combined with the split of Acquisition and Logistics, (the office responsible for buying equipment for the military), f rom Research and Engineering will enable the DoD to better connect with private industry to get technology integrated into the defense department.

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