Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. He has a lovely family – Joy and Zion – who are also active members of the LA community. So what gives? Mark, why wouldn’t you fund him? I saw too much of myself in Hamet. Los Angeles'
David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
From their website: “We invest via a Shared Earnings Agreement , a new investment model developed transparently with the community, and designed to align us with founders who want to run a profitable business and never be forced to raise follow-on financing or sell their business.” Limited amount of existing debt and a clean cap table”.
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Hunter Walker
AUGUST 26, 2022
And then take your experience and turn it into a piece of thought leadership career advice to share with people reading this. When I learned they were hiring a community manager, I threw everything I had at the interview process. Enter Box. They gave me a shot. Working at Box was a revelation.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 9, 2020
I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. 50:17) The Heroes Journey, Joseph Campbell (55:03) The need for human connection in leadership and what Brian hopes former employees will take with them into the world. (56:46) 6:06) Resilience and adaptability in people and companies. (8:22)
David Teten
MARCH 18, 2021
a16z’s Cultural Leadership Fund aims to “enable more young African-Americans to enter the technology industry.”. J-Angels “is a community and a VC fund of top American investors (Jewish-American & Israeli-born) in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.”. . 7) Stage-defined funds.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 4, 2021
We also talked about why he took a very public stance on the role of corporate leadership in social issues, and how it relates to fulfilling Coinbase's mission. Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? Do we need more regulation in this area or less?
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
WeWork needed billions in a cap table crushing lifeline and Knotel went bankrupt as well. What compounded The Wing’s pandemic woes wasn’t so much being a terrible employer or community steward as much as it was promising it wouldn’t ever be terrible. Community building isn’t much easier, especially in progressive circles.
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