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Tianyi Joe Zhu, Entrepreneur and Startup Advocate

The Startup Magazine

The press release lays out Joe Zhu’s business accomplishments, but we at the magazine have seen firsthand Joe Zhu’s work behind the scenes helping struggling startups with advice and counsel on both business strategy and funding, even when he has no vested interest. ” So what’s next for the young entrepreneur?

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Former DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Joins Andreessen Horowitz as Special Advisor

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Margit Wennmachers, partner at Andreessen Horowitz. test scores and graduation rates were among the lowest in the country, he introduced legislation to vest mayoral control of public schools. He will advise us and our entrepreneurs about the ins-and-outs of navigating state, local and federal government.

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Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits

www.startuplessonslearned.com

For example, most entrepreneurs know that the most successful entrepreneurs - from Bill Gates to Jeff Bezos - kept tight control over their companies. Having seen these dilemmas derail countless startups, I wish every entrepreneur and prospective founder would read this book." - Eric.

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Former DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Joins Andreessen Horowitz as Special Advisor

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Margit Wennmachers, partner at Andreessen Horowitz. test scores and graduation rates were among the lowest in the country, he introduced legislation to vest mayoral control of public schools. He will advise us and our entrepreneurs about the ins-and-outs of navigating state, local and federal government.

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New Plain Preferred Term Sheet

www.founderinstitute.com

You can contact Adam J.August at 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 700 | McLean, Virginia 22102 Phone 703.720.8059 | Fax 703.720.8610 adam.august@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com Affinity Lab is an entrepreneurial launch platform serving a rich community of Washington DC businesses, non-profits and start-ups. This is a downside protection term.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

venturehacks.com

Third, if you sell the company before the Series B, all un-issued and un-vested options will be cancelled. While the above is presented as a somewhat combativitve strategy, I think the result of using the above and focusing on the hiring plan result in both the VC and the Entrepreneurs feeling better about the post-deal plan.