YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2021

Regardless of the setting in which you teach, valuing equity and diversity will enrich the learning experience for everyone. The post The Significance Of Equity And Diversity In Education appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Sizing an equity pool correctly is a delicate balancing act – and one that founders often get wrong without realizing it. The post New Ideas On Structuring Equity Incentives appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2021

Most private equity firms fail to focus on the sales team of their target company. The post Are You Missing This Huge Opportunity In Your Private Equity Due Diligence? To assess sales force potential — and make smart decisions based on what you learn — here are three steps to take during the due diligence phase and afterward.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2022

The post Vehicle Equity Loans In Missouri appeared first on Young Upstarts. Getting a car title loan in Missouri is easy, but it can be difficult if you choose the wrong company. Here are some tips.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What is Pay Equity ? Pay equity is the principle that employers should pay employees equally for doing comparable work, regardless of their gender, race, or other protected characteristic. This article explores how to achieve pay equity among employees. Managing pay equity is an important part of being a fair employer.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 5, 2021

The Techstars Foundation recently announced a new program called Accelerate Equity. Through Accelerate Equity, the Techstars Foundation identifies early-stage nonprofits and ideas to empower and support underestimated entrepreneurs. The post Techstars Foundation Accelerate Equity appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Eric Friedman

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I have been thinking about early stage equity and advisor grants for some time, including a post in 2016 , that I rely on and wanted to revisit. I have had a few founder friends reach out to me asking about how much equity to give to an advisor, and had some operators reach out asking how to become an advisor for an early stage founder.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The post How Leaders Can Close The Gender Equity Gap That Remote Work Is Widening appeared first on Young Upstarts. Christena Garduno of Media Culture shares some tips for company leaders on how they can address gender bias toward women working remotely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Collect target customer testimonials and advocacy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? There is no discussion of equity, or return on investment. Individual and institutional philanthropy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

So the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Just because it was your idea doesn’t mean you “deserve” 90% of the equity. The value in a startup is all about tangible results, so I see no equity value in the idea alone. Amount of venture funding provided.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Within private equity there are certainly sectors that drum up more attention than others. Private equity investments offer access to growth in more scaled businesses. Below, we explore some of the private equity investments made by Hauser Private Equity in recent years within the industrial sector. Healthcare.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

Equity distribution among co-founders may be a complex procedure while starting any business. How you split founder startup equity can be even harder for a tech startup due to different roles and contributions from the founders. You can utilize a co founder equity calculator to properly divide equity amongst co-founders. .

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

With the rise of startups and growing businesses , it has become more critical for investors to have a thorough understanding of equity to be aware of all of the advantages they are receiving from the companies they have invested in. What is Company Equity? Types of equity. Common stock. Preferred shares.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Using that home equity for a startup certainly looks enticing right now, doesn’t it? The Amount of Equity. Do you have significant home equity for a startup? It’s tempting to look at $20,000 or so in equity and think every little bit counts. Using Home Equity for a Startup. Amount in Savings.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The past few months’ events have led us all to soul search on equity, with the primary focus being racial equity. They seemed surprised that this would be viewed as a gender equity matter. They are positioning this as a golf tee time preference instead of a gender equity issue. Does BCC have a gender equity policy?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

In fact, there are many types of crowdfunding, including donations, reward, pre-orders, loans, and equity. Professional investors, and more serious entrepreneurs, are most interested in money for ownership of a portion of the business (equity), and equity crowdfunding is still a small portion of the total (less than 10 percent), but growing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 25, 2022

The post Mexican fintech startup Stori reaches unicorn status with $50M equity raise appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

I was just asked about a particular startup situation (seed stage, CMO hire, non-founder) and particularly what compensation and equity is appropriate. Seed Stage Compensation What are typical compensation numbers? Quick & Dirty How-To: Employee Stock Option Allocations

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Editor’s note: Understanding how to divide founder equity at a startup can be tricky, even to the point of reaching emotional riffs between founders. Below, Lee Hower offers advice for approaching these equity discussions objectively and properly. Sometimes co-founders put off the equity split question for some time.

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Board Effect

MARCH 8, 2022

People generally like to be served by people much like themselves, which is the primary reason for all nonprofits to focus heavily on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Are Nonprofits Making Progress in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? Diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a new topic for nonprofit organizations.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

Most private equity firms fail to focus on the sales team of their target company. To assess sales force potential—take three steps.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We’ll review the challenges with pay equity and offer ways your board can improve it. Racial Equity in Nonprofit Compensation . Racial equity has been an issue in business, society, and nonprofits. Ultimately to achieve pay equity, nonprofits must also achieve racial equity. Nonprofit Salary Transparency .

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 19, 2020

I’ve agreed to: Do a monthly podcast called Equity.District with Rodney on racial equity in entrepreneurial ecosystems and other issues around racial equity in entrepreneurship. Help organize and co-host a Racial Equity conference inclusive of Rodney’s network, my network, and anyone else who wants to participate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

It never hurts to ask in a job interview what stock options are available, and don’t fall for the offer which promises to “work out the equity terms later.” Any offers of equity compensation before the first round of institutional capital should be considered purely speculative. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7%

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Brand equity is the value premium a brand has in the minds of consumers. Learn why brand equity is important, and how to improve and measure it.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

After plenty of feedback and activity, I’ve decided to take down the post from last week titled A Conversation With Dan Caruso About Gender Equity at the Boulder Country Club. While often difficult to sort through and resolve, I think it’s vital to address equity issues at all levels.

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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 are likely not paid for a long time and have a sizeable equity percentage for early risk and having the concept. Same Value for Sweat Equity as Investment Dollars?

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Please join us for the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Solutions (DEIS) Practicum. The post Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Solutions (DEIS) Practicum appeared first on Feld Thoughts. And, if you’d like to attend but can’t afford it, please drop me an email as some scholarships are available.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coca-Cola has brand equity that makes people gravitate towards it. In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. Why brand equity matters now more than ever. Brand equity. It’s the safer bet. Every day in the U.S.,

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As a result, one of the trickier things co-founders tackle is determining the equity split amongst the founding group of individuals. Across both the startups I’ve personally been involved in (PayPal and LinkedIn) and the startups in which I’ve been an investor, I’ve seen a broad range of co-founder equity splits.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals. who start with small equity percentages don’t end up making very much from startups.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Today Techstars announced an “ equity back guarantee ” for any company that goes through the Techstars program starting in 2015. One day we started bouncing around the cliche “let’s put our money where our mouth is” which quickly morphed into “let’s put our equity where our mouth is.”

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 18, 2012

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners - a go to resource here in LA for recruiting C-level positions at startups - was nice enough to compile some data again this year (see last year's Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data ). Or they are looking at Hiring a CTO and want to see what salary and equity ranges look like.

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Our Own Start-up

DECEMBER 26, 2021

As you develop your brand identity, make sure you follow these four steps to build brand equity with your target audience and drive more business through marketing efforts in the future. The post 4 Tips for Developing Brand Equity first appeared on Our Own Startup.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners was nice enough to compile some data on Start CTO Salary and Equity at Venture Backed Companies for the LA CTO Forum and present last year. The data is a bit tough to deal with via a post, so I've shared it two ways: You can find a PDF with some analysis at: CTO Equity Compensation PDF.

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