Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2014

Two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. Giving a co-founder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want. Each co-founder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. Founder community.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What’s your differential business strategy? Your differential growth strategy? Your differential product? The usual tempo for raising money from venture capital is at a minimum of a year between financings. Put another way, the ideal financing partner is a financing cofounder. What is your advantage?

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