Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally. The ingredients are all here.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Another crucial reason for searching for the right place to incorporate our business is because the investors must be confident of our legal and accounting structure. If they are used to investing in corporations in Delaware because they know them and have experience with them, then the best thing is to join in this form of working.

Delaware 100

Delaware Technical Review United States Vesting 100

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2011

I then discuss the journey to search for a product distributor who would become my business partner, how and where I found one, as well as the establishment of the e-commerce portal itself. If you are running a blog, you can get away with less frequent technical help.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review PPC Due Diligence Exit Strategy 71

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. For technology entrepreneurs, we need to encourage them to understand the lean startup methodology, as a means to help them validate their assumptions.

Entrepreneur 82

Entrepreneur Technical Review Silicon Valley Lean 82

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. 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. Self-Awareness will conclude this list for today.

Technical Review 48

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He can be technical, but he must be able to wield the tools of influence. What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!&# ). Technical founders who don’t sell also use bad proxies (&# Harvard MBA!&# ).

Cofounder 101

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The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 10, 2017

First, some examples: A buddy of mine had done the hard work of finding two excellent tech cofounders. Unlike the much maligned case of a clueless business guy searching for indentured servants, he delivered real value and had secured a shocking number of customer commitments before the thing was built. A solution at the end.

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Review Vesting Ratchet 20

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. But after a year of searching, I couldn't find anyone willing to hire her because of her lack of education and lack of professional experience. I promised I would help her find a job.

Entrepreneur 143

Entrepreneur Software Review LLC Web Development 143

Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

The macro reason: that’s the way most of the great technology companies have been built. At Andreessen Horowitz, our primary goal is to invest in the great technology franchises. VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Oracle—Larry Ellison. Peoplesoft—Dave Duffield.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 78

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  When this happens, (due in part to the need to keep fees low) things get both left out and included that later wisdom will suggest should've been included or left out.    That advice is often both technical and srtructural.    That advice is often both technical and srtructural. 

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. Go vest yourself. We focused too much on technology.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

In reviewing these documents on the term sheet, last item, how is the term "double trigger" defined. Technical issues are fixed for Firefox users (thanks Rob for the comment). There are some Vesting terms for founders in the term sheet but I can't find them in the others documents too. Thanks for creating.

Finance 40

Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

While the flick has gotten rave critical reviews (93% on Flixster), the question of what percentage of the movie is true has also gotten a lot of discussion in the blogosphere. Also, be sure to include vesting for all founders. This is a good review of the movie and both books. How Much Diligence is Due.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Originally, SpeakerText was going to be a tool for journalists (I was a journo) to automatically transcribe and search within their audio interviews. Vest, young man. Starting a company without vesting your stock is like getting your girlfriend pregnant on the first date. I will store and review again and again.

Founder 51

Founder Startup Cofounder Vesting 51

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. Maple Butter. Philosophical] I have the idea.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

These include: ·       Vesting of Founder Stock. Especially in situations where the founders have a large position and are key employees, it is not uncommon for investors to request that they agree to have some portion of their holdings vest on a schedule.   Search. Signup for email updates.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

The options typically vest monthly over 1-2 years with 100% single-trigger acceleration and no cliff. Although the advisor is on a vesting schedule, you should expect them to add most of their value up-front—that’s normal. Does this stake need to have vesting schedule? Read some fun reviews of this site. Learn more.

Advisory Board 44

Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Guess which technology we have the least trouble with. You have a CEO that clearly hasn’t taken the time to understand a technology platform. who forms technology biases based on old Visual Basic stereotypes or shallow interpretations of. ability based on one of many technologies. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm.

Java 107

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We He searched and pitched planners who worked at companies with 500+ people and closed $200k himself before he made his first sales hire. Vested Technology spent $17k on their MVP.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 78

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

They made search work, then worried about how to makemoney from it. It happens so oftenthat weve reversed our attitude to vesting. We still dont requireit, but now we advise founders to vest so there will be an orderlyway for people to quit. Most disputes are not due to the situation but the people.Which means theyre inevitable.

Startup 108

Startup Software Review Hiring Detroit 108

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We He searched and pitched planners who worked at companies with 500+ people and closed $200k himself before he made his first sales hire. Vested Technology spent $17k on their MVP.

Sweat Equity 50

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 50

ConversionXL

AUGUST 26, 2014

But what if the majority of traffic is coming from organic search? . … A page that would be technically easy may have many stakeholders or vested interests that can cause barriers. In this case, I would highly recommend assigning higher scores to the pages that are closely associated to what your core offering is.

Framework 109

Framework Conversion Analytics eCommerce 109