Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. If the company has been around for more than a couple of years, and still has no product or revenue flow, there better be a good explanation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Project your costs as diligently as your revenues. Be prepared to manage a crowd of inexperienced investors. Keep all IP details close to the vest. Crowdfunding interest, by definition, is primarily from non-professional investors who are more focused on features and value, rather than the financials of your business.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Addressing real world problems, they thrive in uncertainty, generating new jobs and new revenue streams in new markets. So managing risk in a startup is less about compliance, it’s more about being as brave and ambitious as you can without breaking things. This equity will vest over 2-3 years. And they need to do this at pace.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

And even this can’t stop their employees from fleeing after two years of vesting to move on to the next hot startup. Success often comes from doing a few things extraordinarily well and noticeably better than the competition and is measured in customer feedback, product engagement, growth in usage and ultimately in revenue growth.

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2015

I had lunch last week with Tom, the CEO of a startup that was quickly becoming a large company – last year’s revenue was $40M, this year likely to be $80M maybe even $100 million in ad revenue. to drive traffic to their site, which they then turned into ad revenue. Refactoring” organizational debt. the company had.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The key to successfully managing this type of schedule? Having excellent project management skills and being able to prioritize tasks effectively across all your clients’ projects. Effective project management skills are key in managing a flexible schedule.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

When a content producer promotes an ad in-stream the revenue flows mostly to the person who published the content. I find it totally acceptable because I believe Robert has high integrity and manages church / state issues himself. Again, I personally trust Michael and Jason to manage this quality. Who decides?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Startup employees calculated that a) their hard work could change the odds and b) someday the stock options they were vesting might make them into millionaires. The stock trickled out over four years, as you would “vest” 1/48 th of the option each month. Essentially the company sells them the stock at zero cost, and they reverse vest.

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

As a VC, I’m interested in working with companies with large-scale revenue potential, and that’s the company we envision. You must have a strong product management pedigree. See Ready to Join a New Management Team? We agree on an equity split, vesting, and initial compensation structure.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

As a VC, I’m interested in working with companies with large-scale revenue potential, and that’s the company we envision. You must have a strong product management pedigree. See Ready to Join a New Management Team? We agree on an equity split, vesting, and initial compensation structure. Q: Is this civic tech?

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2010

As a founder I fought with VC’s over vesting as they brought in a new CEO and walked me out the door. As a board member I negotiated with founding CEO’s over vesting when I thought it was their time to go. Yet the traditional vesting model ignores this. More often than not the founding CEO leaves the company.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This vested owner operator mentality gives the brand a dedication and commitment you only get from someone who has their own skin in the game. Franchisees, unlike W-2’d managers, watch Yelp reviews like a hawk and respond diligently to keep their customer base coming back for more.

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www.avc.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The first bracket is the senior management team; the CFO, Chief Revenue Officer/VP Sales, Chief Marketing Officer/VP Marketing, Chief Product Officer/VP Product, CTO, VP Eng, Chief People Officer/VP HR, General Counsel, and anyone else on the senior team. Grants for CEOs and COOs should and will be made by the Board.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2010

Will they tailor your vesting to your contribution as a founder? For a founder there’s nothing worse than searching for a business model day after day and then sitting in a board meeting with a VC who asks about some detail of year 5 of your revenue plan. Will The VC Tailor Your Vesting to Your Contribution?

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

This cheerleading often comes from those with vested interests, rather than from successful entrepreneurs who have successfully exited businesses and are looking to encourage the next generation. We should be teaching them more about entrepreneurship including a strong emphasis on cash-flow management and financial literacy.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2021

You have a vested interest in making sure it works. It forces you to consolidate it into a business identity while considering the market you’re entering, potential competitors, and what expenses, revenue streams, and milestones you need to hit. Sorry, but you definitely have to pay taxes and report your revenue to the IRS.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Organizational leadership is rarely vested in the lone genius, a.k.a. All of these require strong interpersonal relationships with your manager, colleagues, mentors, and other influencers both inside and outside of your organization. To lead, you need followers and colleagues who trust you. Follow the relationship recipe.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you’re thinking about joining as the director of marketing, product management manager, senior architect, international business development lead, etc. Stock vests for 4 years. Or you have to hit the lottery and be an early player middle management player at Google, Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. Wait a second.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. Running comparative calculations, Arsenault figures that “two senior engineers plus a product manager/marketer for 40 hours per month, times 6 months, would be 720 hours to get to our MVP.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Good investors use the valuation discussions to gauge the business savvy of the management team and to understand their ability to appreciate and deal with economic market forces that set values.   For individual angels and others investing their own money, this may be more fluid than for someone with responsibility for a managed fund.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

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. founders’ shares subject to vesting) and IRS filings for most favorable tax treatment of those shares. Newco, Inc.”)

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

Your revenues are “just around the corner.&# Your angel investors are nervous because the VCs aren’t moving that fast to fund your next round. And he has already vested 75% of his stock options at your company. Just don’t give up one of your valuable full-time management positions. They’re self centered.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. Typically, this caliber of bankers wouldn’t talk to you unless your company had five profitable quarters of increasing revenue.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Are the logistics manageable? I am very surprised when that cool thing actually meets a customer need or drives revenue. Keep the valuations consistent with company progress.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

You have a vested interest in making sure it works. You have a vested interest in making sure it can support your lifestyle, allow you to quit your job and NEVER work for anyone ever again in your life. Sorry, but you definitely have to pay taxes and report your revenue to the IRS. . Get a sales tax license.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. Running comparative calculations, Arsenault figures that “two senior engineers plus a product manager/marketer for 40 hours per month, times 6 months, would be 720 hours to get to our MVP.

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Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2011

There needs to be a comfortable buffer between what goes out (expenses) and what comes in (revenue). Having cash and equity is what lenders call “skin in the game” – which lets them know you are serious and equally if not more vested into your business than the lender intends to be. Business and personal cash are very important.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 11, 2007

In addition, I am paying close attention to the revenue model as it has been notoriously hard to extract dollars from kids. It also manages its product line and inventory closely by constantly developing new pets so kids can have multiple pets/adoptions. I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on this as well.

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Hippoland

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Your equity stake If you’re a “founder” brought into a startup a bit later and are given say 5% of the company (on a vesting schedule), this is very different from being an “original founder” who likely owned 25-50% of the business starting out. On the flip side, you may be generating some revenues to offset costs.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Beware The Consultant John Greathouse – Posted in: Cash Flow Management , Launching Venture , Strategic Planning. For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Not being caught up in a corporate management structure gives me the freedom and agility to be at the top of our game. You often are required to go through several layers of management in the attempt to properly take care of a customer’s issue. Everyone is so vested in their businesses.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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grasshopper.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Equity pay can be an powerful motivating force for those working in areas that directly affect the revenue of the business. Product manager: 0.2% Vested Equity. Before accepting an equity-based pay arrangement, you should determine if the equity is vested, or granted all up front. Equity As a Performance Incentive.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

There are four basic ways to increase the cash position of a company: inject cash through borrowing or investment, decrease spending or payments on debt, increase efficiency of operations, and increase revenues or advance payments from customers. Accelerating revenues comes next.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Thor Ernstsson is the founder of Alpha UX , a product validation company serving real-time user insights to Fortune 500 product managers.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

1,983% boost in annual revenue, 1,000% user base growth within six months with no upfront costs. Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. increased revenue. Can this be true? Partnerships can be a big help. higher brand awareness.

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