This is going to be BIG.
AUGUST 21, 2023
In other words, you’re one of dozens, perhaps 100’s of companies getting the same exact e-mail where the VC says they’re really excited about what you’re doing and they work with such and such partner and the firm has done such and such IPOs, etc. But back to the cap table. and they take a hefty chunk of the cap table to do it.
Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 11, 2023
He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. It might ‘exit’ again at a later point (anything from a sale to an IPO), but it’s no long dependent on VC funding.
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Hunter Walker
AUGUST 1, 2021
I never heard about giraffes after Google’s IPO, although reportedly one early engineer did buy a carnival-size ferris wheel. Those of us who’ve had access to the right hiring manager, or cap table, or referral network have already put ourselves in a position to capitalize, but the pie can be expanded.
Hunter Walker
MAY 13, 2023
Especially in the early days of mobile/iOS engineering, if you hired strong technical talent into your early stage company, you basically created an acquisition outcome floor. Sometimes you’d even get lucky and receive stock in the acquirer, which was how I gained pre-IPO equity in high growth stars like Pinterest and Facebook.
Altgate
JUNE 25, 2012
Facebook’s IPO minted many millionaires and even billionaires. One who attracted much attention is David Choe, the graffiti artist hired to paint the company’s first headquarters. Facebook’s situation is far from unique, even among recent tech IPOs. A Significant – and Growing – Problem.
Altgate
AUGUST 25, 2012
Facebook’s IPO minted many millionaires and even billionaires. One who attracted much attention is David Choe, the graffiti artist hired to paint the company’s first headquarters. Facebook’s situation is far from unique, even among recent tech IPOs. A Significant – and Growing – Problem.
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 26, 2022
Hunter Walk: Ok, so we first met when you were leading comms at enterprise software company Box, a startup you joined when they were still pretty early and stayed at until post-IPO. I tried to get hired at Better Place and failed. When I learned they were hiring a community manager, I threw everything I had at the interview process.
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