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Silicon Valley Frontlines: Two Tales of "Working For Equity"

philipsmith.typepad.com

a year burn rate and your equity is worthless due to numerous recapitalizations and bridge loans from investors then either you don't get it or I'm stupid to do it. Someone in my network forwarded an email to me from a recruiting firm that is quite active in the Valley. Name and email address are required. Invalid URL.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors: Part 2.

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If you have more questions, email us at ask@venturehacks.com. If an advisor can uncork a million dollars of your company’s latent value with 15 minutes of conversation or a single introduction, you should pay him appropriately. Search Twitter Venture Hacks on Facebook Our Daily Digest Sign up via email or RSS. Learn more.

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The Right Way to Lay People Off

Ben's Blog

Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital. outcome with no recapitalization. During the first layoff at our company, I remember being forwarded an email exchange amongst a group of employees. Kanye West.

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve had the conversation of what will happened upon an exit with founders so many times I feel like a broken record. Have you subscribed yet to my feed on Feedburner or do you want it delivered by email ? I’ve had the conversation of what will happen upon an exit with founders so many times I feel like a broken record.