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The Introvert Economy, the Case for Longer Founder Vesting Cycles, What Happens When Your Product Goes Viral on TikTok, and More [link blog]

Hunter Walker

Winter Break week for my kid more time with her, and when she’s with her friends, more time with New Yorker magazines. What Happens When TikTok Is Your Marketing Department [David Segal/New York Times] – Was it organic? Stretching things out to a six-year vest helps to prevent co-founder abandonment.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

By developing innovative technologies and taking a new approach, we believe that we can find alignment across various institutional and individual stakeholders with the means to leverage their networks and effectively push for progress. I’m a VC in New York with 8 years of experience; more about me here. Q: Who’s on the team?

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

It’s preferable that you live in the New York tri-state area. See Ready to Join a New Management Team? We agree on an equity split, vesting, and initial compensation structure. See Should you co-found a company with your friend? We will consider individual applicants (e.g., And how do you split the equity?

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Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits

www.startuplessonslearned.com

Founders Dilemmas: Equity Splits. The following is an excerpt from HBS Professor Noam Wasserman’s new book, The Founders Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. On average, the founders who keep the most control over their company make the least amount of money. Lessons Learned.

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Entrepreneurs Are Everywhere Show No. 1: Richard Witten and Kathryn Minshew

Steve Blank

Richard Witten , special advisor on entrepreneurship to the President of Columbia University ; and Kathryn Minshew , co-founder of the popular online career platform TheMuse.com both joined me in Sirius’ New York studio and shared their version of being knocked down and coming back stronger. Richard : It was….

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder?

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How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million.