Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Options are gravy - I lived through the first dot com era where we used stock options as a recruiting tool. I’ve said versions of it on this blog before so I hope it’s not too repetitive. We give out stock options. But I thought I should do a quick post on the topic. I think you will.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2017
I read commentary or Twitter or blogs and realize that there are also strongly held convictions that there are these evil VCs who do terrible things to mostly altruistic founders. ICOs certainly have a place in startup financing. There’s a lot of mystique about what happens at board meetings and a lot of imagined board-room drama.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. Rob does it. On steroids.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We also discussed how to deal with pricing in angel rounds and a strategy I advocated in my “social proof&# blog post , which is to price your initial angel round really low and get in the best possible angels as a way to get momentum in the company. I talked about the need to have a restricted stock plan for your earliest employees.
Business Plan Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
The first milestone in a new startup’s financing is called ‘Seed Capital’ which refers to the initial investment raised by the founders from their friends and family, or commonly referred to as FFF (Friends, Family and Founders), who mostly use their personal assets. *The Convertible Debt Financing. Raising Seed Capital.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
I wrote this conundrum and the need to take charge of how the market define your skills in my much-read blog post on “ personal branding.” We did the early round of financing and the founding team walked when the market turned and when the situation got tough. Nobody sees you as a CEO since you’ve never been one?
The Next Web
AUGUST 12, 2013
It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. I started my company with 5 friends – one developer, one user interface designer, one visual designer, one marketing person, and a finance person. A business/finance person.
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