Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

People often ask me what VCs look for when we hire partners and many have asked how to become VCs themselves one day. That turns out to be much more difficult than non-investors often imagine. In Kara’s case I got to see her work on deal structuring first hand having worked closely with her on her board at P.S. XO.

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Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles Baltimore 408

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people. In sports, you always want to play and compete at the stage that is right for you. Q: How are most Pre-Seed deals structured?

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Out of fairness, that’s why they wanted to hire me, to fix that issue. Non-compete. I was once asked to sign a one year non-compete agreement as a sweat equity consultant. Without receiving a real salary, I’d be wary of signing a non-compete in an area which I have domain expertise in.

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Sweat Equity Equity Cofounder Non-Compete 41