SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders vs. Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." I'll get to service providers in a later post. Which means n = (i - 1)/i.
Steve Blank
JULY 11, 2017
After the director left, I must have looked pretty surprised as the CFO explained, “We have tens of thousands of employees, and at the rate we’re growing it’s almost impossible to keep up with our space needs in the Bay Area. This founder’s reality distortion field attracted a large number of employees who shared his vision.
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Berkonomics
JANUARY 7, 2021
Few entrepreneurs can do it alone, with subordinate hired help and no expert management to share the burdens, skill sets, and efforts involved in growing the enterprise. So, co-management is the second group to share in the bounty upon a liquidity event. Two: Co-management. How much equity to early investors?
David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
VC is a “get rich slow” business, because most VC Partners will not see a carry check for 5-10 years, after waiting for both liquidity events and for LPs to be paid first. – Hire more Partners. For a VC fund to be actively engaged in a large number of investments, it needs to hire more Partners to sit on more boards.
Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2019
VC’s have just changed the ~50-year old social contract with startup employees. For most startup employee’s startup stock options are now a bad deal. As Venture Capital emerged as an industry in the mid 1970’s, investors in venture-funded startups began to give stock options to all their employees. Here’s why.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
They allow you to hire more people, purchase new technology, and establish new business connections, among many other benefits. practice in mid-sized or large organizations and act more as employees than owners of the medical practice. Capital investments are like gasoline on a startup business’s metaphorical fire. Conclusion.
Berkonomics
JUNE 12, 2014
Few entrepreneurs can do it alone, with subordinate hired help and no expert management to share the burdens, skill sets and efforts involved in growing the enterprise. So co-management is the second group to share in the bounty upon a liquidity event. [Email readers, continue here.] Think of it as the rule of the thirds.
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