Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. It just means that the cofounders trust one of their own and are willing to follow. The industry veteran.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 309

View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. . You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. . A Final Note.

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Technical Review Software Review Hiring Seed Stage 257

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. It always reduces risk to plan your business first.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Advisory Board members are often paid in a balance of equity (stock options) and cash (“cash” is the industry term for money wired to your bank account). If they won’t discuss any aspects of runway or value of the equity package they’re offering, look elsewhere. Read the rest of Laura’s blogs at [link] Look before you leap.

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Government Advisory Board Salary Sales Cycle 212

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. It just means that the cofounders trust one of their own and are willing to follow. The industry veteran.

Technical Cofounder 308

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 308

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At the Agency , 85% of my time was spent navigating bureaucracy and equities, arguing for resources and permission for operations, and dealing with the bottom rung of employees, all while making decisions with little data or data overload. Read the rest of Laura’s blogs at [link] Is it really a big jump to the private sector?

Government 174

Government CTO Hire Technical Review Advisory Board 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity (coming soon). Use crowd funding.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. It always reduces risk to plan your business first.

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Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. A Final Note. How To Apply .

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. We truly welcome people with a broad set of backgrounds and perspectives to apply. Interested?

Technical Review 156

Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity (coming soon). Use crowd funding.

Intellectual Property 309

Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

According to more recent statistics , fewer than a third of all crowdfunding operations end up being successful, and the rest have to return anything they do collect. I’ve also perused much of the published material on equity crowdfunding, including a detailed book, “ The Crowdfunding Handbook ,” by former Wall Street lawyer, Cliff Ennico.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Due Diligence Equity 201

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

You can read the rest of the posts in the series by clicking here *. Not that we are entirely focused on raising future equity rounds, but for a startup that requires additional venture financing, it’s helpful to hit milestones that allow the team and prior investors to get compensated for their risk and effort.

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Part-Time VPE Seed Stage CTO Hire Forecast 195

Altgate

JUNE 25, 2012

—————– Dead equity — equity held by employees and founders no longer working at the company — is a large and growing problem. Choe opted to forgo a cash payment “in the thousands” for the equity equivalent at the time. Dead equity has always been a significant issue for startups.

Equity 44

Equity Vesting Cap Table Technical Review 44

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

by Adam Coffey, author of “ The Private Equity Playbook ” . You speak to trusted friends and personal advisors about how you should go about doing this (perhaps your lawyer or accountant), and before you know it, you stumble upon an important player in the private equity game: the investment banker.

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Private Equity Equity Investment Bankers Government 113

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. Application programming Expertise: PHP, ColdFusion, AJAX, Web Services (RSS, REST, SOAP, XML-RPC, etc.). That being said the following is available to the right candidate: • 3-5% equity in the company (based on experience). • $50,000/year salary once we obtain funding (target: January, 2010).

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. It just means that the cofounders trust one of their own and are willing to follow. The industry veteran.

Technical Cofounder 144

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 144

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 9, 2021

Oftentimes, the VC will provide funding in exchange for equity in the company, forcing you to share profits later on and/or forfeit some degree of control. Still, angel investors work much like VCs, providing promising young ventures with money in exchange for partial equity and/or some control in the business. Crowdfunding.

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Angel Investor Equity Small Business Administration Venture Capital 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. It just means that the cofounders trust one of their own and are willing to follow. The industry veteran.

Technical Cofounder 245

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 245

View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2022

accessible US home equity as of Q1 2022. Home equity is usually the largest asset of the average U.S. increasing their debt load and taking on interest expense, either through home equity loans or reverse mortgages. Home equity is usually the largest asset of the average U.S. in 2022, and there is $9.9T

Equity 156

Equity Cofounder Acquisition Restful 156

Altgate

AUGUST 25, 2012

—————– Dead equity — equity held by employees and founders no longer working at the company — is a large and growing problem. Choe opted to forgo a cash payment “in the thousands” for the equity equivalent at the time. Dead equity has always been a significant issue for startups.

Equity 28

Equity Vesting Cap Table Technical Review 28

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. You should seek to get people who are respected by others in your field and who will therefore make it easier to raise the rest of your angel round.&#. Photo credit: D.

Finance 286

Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

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.

Equity 94

Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The first ones address trends that I see in the market today, while the rest are meant to force you to be proactive in managing your own team and organization to anticipate the level of change I’m sure you will face ahead. These advisors need a stake in your success, like a monthly stipend, or an equity share of the business.

Marketing 290

Marketing Leadership Differentiation Equity 290

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

For the rest of us, I’ve accumulated the following additional practical strategies for surviving the scale-up challenges, and making your business profitable and sustainable: Enlist an experienced advisor to project real costs. Build your plan around resources you know. Start networking for funding before the crisis.

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Dilution Incubator Bootstrapping Government 404

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. equity in the company. Musings on Life and the American Dream. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Post navigation. ← Previous. The first time we hired partners for Kibin was way back in late 2009.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Solve the rest later. Angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators, and (maybe) the newer equity crowdfunding will look to see if you have previous experience in startups. Your startup becomes irrelevant. Instead, focus on the problem you want to solve. Become comfortable with rejection.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Lean Colorado Engineer 132

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Work-life balance is not about equity, but about escape. If you are good on the ones listed here, you probably can hold your own on all the rest. It takes effort to get out there, do your homework on the best traffic lanes, and follow-up on potentially valuable relationships to make them productive.

Equity 267

Equity Networking Restful Management 267

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Investing can be satisfying, if not lucrative, for the rest of us, for keeping up with technology, as a give-back to entrepreneurs, and building a legacy.

Angel Investor 278

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 278

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

” The rest of” Start-Up Guide for the Technopreneur ” then runs the entire gamut of issues that entrepreneurs may face in funding, from incubation and progressive stages of development to a possible financially profitable exit. .”

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Private Equity Thailand Incubator 164

Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

I’ve probably had a thousand or more discussions about startup equity: figuring out how much to offer, negotiating, or advising others. In practice, most equity grants within a company are driven by broad calibrations with existing employees. For example, if four co-founders agree to equal equity, they each own 25% at the very outset.

Equity 71

Equity Founder Vesting Dilution 71

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. It just means that the cofounders trust one of their own and are willing to follow. The industry veteran.

Technical Cofounder 120

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 120

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

For the rest of the partnership, their focus would be to quickly form an opinion about the team and probing on the areas of their hesitation.” ” (Melody Koh). ” (David Beisel). Thinking too early about opportunity scale artificially limits the types of problems a founder may consider working on.” ” (Rob Go).

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Up and Running

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Those who don’t value your company’s work can have a detrimental effect on the rest of your team. If your team’s starting salaries leave something to be desired, consider adding equity to your compensation packages, as well. This means you’ll want to avoid people who do the opposite, as well.

Startup 127

Startup Salary Stock Options Employee 127

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Colombian public healthcare is decentralized with the lowest-earning tier of the population receiving free, government-subsidized services, and the rest of the population receiving health services administered by various private companies. They’ve raised $14M from US-based VCs Portland Private Equity and Endeavor.

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Colombia America Technical Review Startup 146