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How Early-Stage Startups Can Utilize the SVB Collapse as a Wake-Up Call

The Startup Magazine

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. As founders, remind yourself that you aren’t ever alone.

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What Is Venture Debt and How Should Startups Use It?

View from Seed

What is it, and how should founders think about it? Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. We’d look at a company and the relationship we have with investors, management team, founders, etc. NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Key elements: . “We

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

Both Sides of the Table

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Founders however are asked to take low salaries and never really get back the time they worked for free.

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Watch Out for Seven Traits Of A Dominant Visionary

YoungUpstarts

by Rob Shelton, co-author of “ The Brilliant Jerk Conundrum: Thriving with and Governing a Dominant Visionary “ Dominant visionaries that lead companies do not act or think like most people. They are complicated and hard to read; each is a bundle of contradictions. Sometimes they lie. Lying is an ethos common to many innovators.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

venturehacks.com

To allocate the option pool from the hiring plan, use these current ranges for option grants in Silicon Valley: Title Range (%) CEO 5 – 10 COO 2 – 5 VP 1 – 2 Independent Board Member 1 Director 0.4 – 1.25 Do you mean the shares go to the founders? How do you create an option pool from a hiring plan? #

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies. Company : BricaBox.