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Should Startups Care About Profitability?

Both Sides of the Table

It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. The first company represents a normal software company that sells its products directly (either via sales staff or directly off of the internet).

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4 Tips For Startups During A Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

Are you paying money for SaaS services that are no longer relevant or can be taken on by employees? Support Your Employees. Maintaining employee morale is crucial at a time like this, especially when budgets and responsibilities are being reallocated and you may have to make significant staff cuts or changes.

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Fog Creek Compensation

www.joelonsoftware.com

Wanted: High Frequency Performance Operations Specialist at Two Sigma Investments (New York, New York United States). Our biannual reviews are done internally by management; they are not intended as a way to give employees grades or gold stars. Level 12-13 Operational. File a CV and let the great jobs come to you!

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What Just Happened With OnLive?

Feld Thoughts

I read a few articles over the weekend about OnLive potentially going out of business, potentially screwing its employees, and a few other things. It’s painful and sucks when you are part of a company that fails (I know from experience – I’ve been there many times) – whether you are a founder, employee, or investor.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Office and Operations. Employee Benefits. Internet and Online Business. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Growth Strategies. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting. Bookkeeping.

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Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call?

Gust

Determine the allocation of equity among co-founders, early employees or other service providers, and future contributors as applicable, as well as the vesting schedule , if any, that will apply. Form a legal entity to operate the business (we’ll use a Delaware corporation as an example for Newco). Offer letters for employees.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

This discussion expands on my Quora answer to a specific question: “ Why were the stock options of MySpace employees worthless even though the company was sold to News Corporation for hundreds of millions? ” The complete story includes a startup-within-a-startup, investments and exits by two VC firms, and some genuine corporate drama.