Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Everyone wants to keep up and even have a say in your activities, and that can be a lot of conversations to manage. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

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Founder Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 254

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Everyone wants to keep up and even have a say in your activities, and that can be a lot of conversations to manage. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Management 308

Management Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 308

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Everyone wants to keep up and even have a say in your activities, and that can be a lot of conversations to manage. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Cram Down 148

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 148

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) I see a lot of early-stage entrepreneurs waste too much time chasing money rather than figuring this out first.

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Lean Silicon Valley Startup RSS 244

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2013

Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Everyone wants to keep up and even have a say in your activities, and that can be a lot of conversations to manage. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Cram Down 230

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 230

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Everyone wants to keep up and even have a say in your activities, and that can be a lot of conversations to manage. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Cram Down 120

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 120