Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

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Spencer Fry

APRIL 17, 2017

It’s a great conference with about 150 attendees for the “Starter Edition” -- lots of online course creators, info product folks, SaaS people, and others. Without raising money, 1 of 2 situations would have fallen upon us: I would have had to dig deeper into my own pockets to continue to pay the contractor as well as hire others.

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Bootstrapping Cap Table Liquidation Preference Cofounder 63

Scott Edward Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

We have also recently handled a few “acquihires” (or “acqui-hires”) — which is a somewhat unique transaction, with a host of unusual issues. An acquihire is essentially the acquisition of a startup for its talent/team (rather than for its products or services). What is an Acquihire?

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