SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Early Employee Equity is an Art I somewhat agree with Fred Wilson in Employee Equity: How Much? For your first key hires, three, five, maybe as much as ten, you will probably not be able to use any kind of formula. Suppose the company wants to make a "profit" of 50% on the new hire mentioned above.

Early Stage 391

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

What is Sweat Equity Worth? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees. Entrepreneurs often ask me how to value the sweat equity invested in their startup. Market value doesn't equal the sum of sweat equity invested by you and your partners.

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Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If getting VC or angel money is one of the ways that will help you avoid failure, why not check out the free Funding Recommendation Engine here ? #20 20 – Start the company at the wrong time. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each.

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