Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. And we’re lucky because they deliver many of the great products, services and content that we consume in our lives every day. I’ll pay my own moving costs and if we don’t raise the fund you owe me nothing.”. I had nothing to lose!

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. 2) Starting a micro VC is just like starting a product company. And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. 2) Starting a micro VC is just like starting a product company. And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Hunter Walker

MARCH 30, 2023

Software Margins It costs money to staff support team (duh) and if you’re not showing a high margin structure you risk being penalized from an enterprise value multiple. Humans Don’t Scale Sure you can help human workers be more productive over time but they’ll never be as efficient as software automation or customer self-service.

United States 67

United States Carried Interest Engineer Viral 67

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

Scaling will increase the cost it takes to do business and it often does it before you’re able to generate additional revenue in the traditional way your company acquires sales. VCs tend to gain most of their returns through carried interest- a percentage received as compensation from the profits of a hedge fund or private equity.

Programming 40

Programming Sweat Equity Startup Private Equity 40

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

Similarly, I just got a pitch for a startup providing telehealth access that specialized in allergies—which I was pretty excited about until they told me that pharmaceutical companies were fronting the cost of their marketing. But second, it just makes the product better. I was both horrified and yet not surprised at all. Absolutely.

Venture Capital 158

Venture Capital Cap Table Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 158