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Getting The Compensation Conversation Right

Feld Thoughts

In my last post, I provided a few tips for job candidates when interviewing at a startup. Following are Chris’ thoughts on negotiating compensation with a prospective employee. Enjoy and comment freely! There is the old saying that people spend more time planning their vacation than they spend planning their retirement.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Low; a surprising number of Series A/B startups are missing basic financial reporting mechanisms. of startups raise VC.

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9 Steps to Handle Business Loan Rejection

Up and Running

As you do this, frame the conversation right. Where you borrow money from angel investors or venture capitalists willing to lend money to startups for more interest and usually an equity kicker as well. Determine when and how you can reapply, as well as what you’d need to change to get an acceptance.

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Why Great Leadership Starts With Open Hearted Conversations

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by dune Roen, and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Listen to the female startup club, wherever you get your podcasts. Lisa Keven shares her top advice from building spotlight oral.

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Online Business Networking Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. It's as if we were getting together to have this conversation at a dinner, but instead we do it online. Right now the conversation is about visible networking.

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Founders Beware!

Scott Edward Walker

What Happens If a Startup is Acquired Prior to the Note’s Conversion to Shares of Preferred Stock? One of the tricky issues that founders must address in the note is what happens if their startup is acquired prior to the note’s conversion (and prior to the note’s maturity date, as discussed below).

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Walker Twitter Highlights: June 6th – 12th

Scott Edward Walker

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. If you missed this past week’s Twitter updates, below are my five most popular tweets (via bit.ly ) and my blog-related tweets. Less is more.”