The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 10, 2017

The most common (and emotional) screwing you’ll get in a startup is via your cofounders. First, some examples: A buddy of mine had done the hard work of finding two excellent tech cofounders. It’s not just cofounders. But because they have equity, cofounder screwings are different. A solution at the end.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2014

Vest your Equity over time. When searching for the right co-founders for your business it is essential that they possess a similar work ethic. With this in mind, it is worthwhile vesting your equity over time rather than attaining your shares all at once. You can also connect with How2become on Google Plus.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

In this post, I describe why we prefer to fund companies whose founder will run the company as its CEO. As we looked at the history of great technology companies, we discovered that founders ran an overwhelming majority of them for a very long time, including: Acer—Stan Shih. Siebel—Tom Siebel. Sony—Akio Morita. Sun—Scott McNeely.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. Work life balance is not something that startup founders often get and so the risk of burning out is high. 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

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OnlyOnce

APRIL 27, 2021

There are signs that this is starting to change slowly — one big one is that of all the board searches we are running at Bolster, about ? The conversation with your co-founder about only one founder/executive on the board. You already have 100% of the mindshare and ambassadorship your co-founder has to offer.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Treat everyone you hire like a co-founder. Vest, young man.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

And revisit my point about whether you are the archetypal founder who will get tons of money thrust upon you. For all others please know that your VC has a vested interest in your trying to go big or go home. I tell the founders I work with, “Listen, our incentives aren’t always 100% aligned. Your VC is right.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

I advise my clients that you offer stock only after youve searched your heart and soul and cant come up with a way to pay with anything else," says Thomas H. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., That way, he says, "Vesting is an encouragement for the project to be completed.".

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Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I didn’t even know what a vesting schedule was… That mistake probably cost me billions of dollars.” New Post: The Importance of Vesting Schedules – Part 2: [link]. I’d go so far as to say it is irresponsible to start a technology company without a technical founder…” – @pmarca [link]. Cheers, Scott.

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www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Type to Add and Search Questions; Search Topics and People Startups Startup Compensation Entrepreneurship Compensation Stock Options Major Internet Companies Silicon Valley Why is there such a large founder to early employee equity drop-off? The real question here is: why is it fair for founders to get so much more?

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

The press release lays out Joe Zhu’s business accomplishments, but we at the magazine have seen firsthand Joe Zhu’s work behind the scenes helping struggling startups with advice and counsel on both business strategy and funding, even when he has no vested interest. SmartHealth is built upon passion and proximity.

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ithacaVC

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I have talked with several student and alumni founders over the past few weeks about pre-incorporation issues. Who are your co-founders? I talk with many students who need a co-founder with a certain skill set. Tough to find a trustworthy co-founder. The order here is not particularly important.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I was manifesting this huge monolithic application in my head that would revolutionize the job search, I had even written some code at this point, and didn’t have any idea if actual businesses were willing to pay a dime for it. Go vest yourself. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

It’s still important advice for startup founders and something that I’m passionate about. But even in a focused search through recruiters I’m always looking to eliminate the job hopper. You’re a startup founder. You start fighting with your co-founder whom you thought you understood.

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venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

The options typically vest monthly over 1-2 years with 100% single-trigger acceleration and no cliff. Although the advisor is on a vesting schedule, you should expect them to add most of their value up-front—that’s normal. Does this stake need to have vesting schedule? Out of these, only fund raising is critical for us.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

As Google+ further influences search results (recent research shows it has the highest correlation with search rankings out of any technique) and as people begin adopting it professionally, knowing how to spark Google+ engagement will be an exciting opportunity for social media gurus, ninjas or whatever fun term they are using these days.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider. Co-founder Dustin Moscovitz is referred to as a programmer, but he is actually an operations guy. October 18, 2010 2:41 PM. Blake Southwood.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Likewise, founders can benefit from understanding basic characteristics of the overall legal structure, formation and governance documents, rights and responsibilities of team members, etc. and search for its availability as a corporate name, domain name and trademark (all separate inquiries). Pick a name for the new legal entity (e.g.,

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. If you’re looking to find / earn a technical co-founder then Andrew’s article is the best read. Maple Butter. you can hire for those.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 3, 2009

Teamwork and a vested interest in success of the whole group is crucial. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” In the case of venture funding that shift was massive amounts of non-VC capital in search of higher returns and emulating the successes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter plus the expectation of huge returns at Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox, etc.

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

They don’t even try to get market price for their investment; they limit their holdings to leave the founders enough stock to feel the company is still theirs.” Ask the Attorney” – Founder Vesting. We’re founders (Epinions), investors (Twitter), students (life), and advisors (billions). Our Spreadsheet.

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venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Third, if you sell the company before the Series B, all un-issued and un-vested options will be cancelled. Do you mean the shares go to the founders? What if the founder already included an option pool in the existing shares outstanding? You are already compensated through your founder’s shares. VC: How about 12%?

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www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

7: Invest in Advisors : Give away a small amount of stock to advisors (which they can vest after a few years) who you can call on in a pickle or for general advice as issues arise. Posted by: Heather Plude | February 21, 2010 7:19 AM @John Yeng Kevin Rose is an angel investor, serial entrepreneur and the Founder of Digg and WeFollow.

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