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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. So, the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Just because it was your idea doesn’t mean you “deserve” 90% of the equity. Amount of venture funding provided.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. So the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Just because it was your idea doesn’t mean you “deserve” 90% of the equity. Level of responsibility and time allocated.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. So the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Just because it was your idea doesn’t mean you “deserve” 90% of the equity. Level of responsibility and time allocated.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered insightful career transition advice for those leaving her agency. Below is the first of her three-part series. Only 15% of my time was doing the more exciting operations.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2016
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. So the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Just because it was your idea doesn’t mean you “deserve” 90% of the equity. Level of responsibility and time allocated.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
. “I need somebody to run operations.&# I never said you shouldn’t have a VP of Operations. I think people understand this title to mean more somebody who handles operational issues rather than somebody who is more like a “chief of staff&# as a COO often is. Dilute your cash, equity or both.
SoCal CTO
MAY 13, 2014
You can’t afford and don’t want to hire a full-time CTO or architect. While Bob’s post focuses on Technology Advisors and the Startup Founder Developer Gap , we also discussed advisors more broadly. I side more with Mark Suster who says : “advisory boards are an expensive equity proposition for merely introductions.”
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