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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006. How to Craft Exclusivity Agreements.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. We spoke about employment contracts for entrepreneurs – We talked about “change of control&# provisions in your contract and how to negotiate them. Short answer: no.

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3 years, the longest span on record.”

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3 years, the longest span on record.”

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Christopher Brereton is one of the founders and lead guru of PictureHealing , a company that develops community, awareness and support through photo sharing on iPhones. Loren Bendele – CEO of Savings.com.