Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. The more senior members you have (say you already have a CEO, CTO, VP marketing, VP Biz Dev, VP Products) then the less options you’ll need and vice versa. We spend a lot of time on them in the video but frankly we could have done a 3-hour session.
adamac.blogspot.com
MARCH 9, 2010
Adam MacBeth Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10 Startup Red Flags Ive worked on a number of startups: from seed-stage through IPO, as a founder, employee, advisor, and consultant, as well as evaluating a bunch from the outside, so Ive seen my share of screw-ups. Ever met a CTO/VP Engineering or CEO/CTO? Yeah me neither.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
The Startup Toolkit
AUGUST 29, 2012
If the founding team is non-technical and you can’t figure out whether you are being screwed by your developers or whether your potential new CTO is amazing, a tech advisor can help by joining you in interviews and reviewing commits. You’ll need to keep hiring tech guys. Situations where advisors can add huge value.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 7, 2013
That’s what a couple of my friends – engineers at Google and Bloomberg who have been following the rise of startup culture with intrigue – told me recently. They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. Cap tables sound intimidating. What’s everyone else getting?
David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time. How would one set up such a startup to eventually raise capital from outside VCs, who will be wary of ‘dead equity’ (i.e.,
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
405 
Let's personalize your content