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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

Did they have a Weak Development Team ? Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). He had a partially built product. He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.

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Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus

socalTECH

When companies come into our incubator, we take no equity, we take no stake in the company, it's completely free for the participant. Kevin Hell: Yes, we have a selection committee, comprised of folks who are venture capitalists and also have been in the investment arm of large companies. It's been a great ride and a lot of fun.

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Startup Runway Length Depends on Your Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

That refueling is when you will need more investment, or when you will break even and begin that steep profitable growth curve. As a rule of thumb, investors expect each investment round you get to last at least a year to 18 months. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day.

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High Burn Rates Result in Short Startup Runways

Startup Professionals Musings

That refueling is when you will need more investment, or when you will break even and begin that steep profitable growth curve. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes.

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Don’t Get Burned By Your Startup Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

That refueling is when you will need more investment, or when you will break even and begin to make a profit. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes. Great strategy.

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. To prove/disprove a hypothesis.