Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
I’m not sure I really even need to write this at length because Nivi absolutely nailed the topic in his article “ The Option Pool Shuffle.&#. When I went to raise money in 2006 I thought I knew every term in a term sheet but somehow I still got a bit duped by the option pool shuffle. No option pool shuffle.
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Create an options pool, if nothing more than in your mind, so you have some parameters to work within," Durkin says. Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays.
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venturehacks.com
OCTOBER 21, 2010
SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Don’t lose this game. share to $1.00/share:
VC Cafe
OCTOBER 16, 2010
Attend networking events, trade shows, participate on blogs, @ people on Twitter and hit people up on LinkedIN offering to shout them coffee’s in return for their time. . How do bootstrapped companies hire talent?
The Next Web
OCTOBER 7, 2013
They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. Often difficult to get, the first engineer sets the tone for the rest of the development team.
www.instigatorblog.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
I gave him similar numbers to what I had been given when I was hiring the first few employees for Standout Jobs. This is especially true when you think of a tech startup, where the first few hires are typically engineers/programmers. But I also told him that I though the numbers were wrong. .&# 1% is just not a lot.
venturehacks.com
DECEMBER 9, 2012
This is the advisor paradox : hire advisors for good advice but don’t follow it, apply it. Your task is to hire the maverick advisors in the crowd. Hiring advisors is an ongoing effort. Then hire him if you like the results. I wrote a number of articles on my blog about advisors. The Option Pool Shuffle.
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