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Building a Great Startup Board Pt. 2

Reid Hoffman

One common mistake is for entrepreneurs to simply select whichever venture capital firm is offering the highest valuation. As an entrepreneur, the basic question you must ask yourself is whether the prospective board member can help you achieve the upside – and also manage the downside. HOW SHOULD I SELECT MY BOARD MEMBERS?

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What to expect before accepting the offer to become Engineer #1 at a startup

The Next Web

They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. However, at the very early stage, they are taking as much risk with their future as the founders. Quite frankly, waiting provides more assurance around employment risk without the commensurate sacrifice in equity comp.

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Out of the Crisis #14: Robert Rhinehart on the Corona Initiative, accelerating basic research, and finding a cure faster

Startup Lessons Learned

You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. That company was founded on filling a need Robert saw while living in San Francisco and working on a radio startup. "I I've been so focused on electronics hardware. I am Eric Ries.