Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There is also a network effect of portfolio companies with early GPs. The calculus is that if the stock is going to be worth a fortune, they are better off paying for expertise early vs. take a risk on early full time employees risking option pool, culture fit, and ramp time. Bonus: Maybe I do this. 9/ Hubs vs. FTEs.

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Balance Sheet Stock Private Equity Option Pool 97

Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 30, 2020

10/ Community is a moat. Yes, but it turns out physical spaces lost out this year and virtual spaces and communities won the day (year?). There is also a network effect of portfolio companies with early GPs. No, but close. 9/ MR (mixed reality) finds a killer use case. In fact, my prediction on Magic Leap was dead wrong.

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Stock Private Equity Option Pool LP 120

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Short answer: Start building your community from day one, and put a real emphasis on building it offline. Attend networking events, trade shows, participate on blogs, @ people on Twitter and hit people up on LinkedIN offering to shout them coffee’s in return for their time. . How do bootstrapped companies hire talent?

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Option Pool Analytics LLC Startup 88

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. At a $1 million, pre-money, with an investment of $500K, that would leave 67% of the company for the founders and initial option pool.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Marc Andreessen discussed this issue at the 2016 Startup School : The argument in favor of the warm referral is that it’s the first test – it’s the first test of the ability to basically network your way to the investor. Tip #2: Hustle and Build Your Network. at 7:33). They want to be introduced to you.”. In a word: hustle.

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Term Sheet San Francisco Founder Investment Bankers 63