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Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups

SoCal CTO

I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders are likely not paid for a long time and have a sizeable equity percentage for early risk and having the concept. Same Value for Sweat Equity as Investment Dollars?

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NEXUS Biosystems Buys Swiss Firm

socalTECH

Poway-based NEXUS Biosystems , a developer of automated sample management systems for the biopharmaceuticals industry, said Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire REMP AG , a Swiss-based firm which provides sample management systems and related products. REMP AG is a subsidiary of Tecan Group.

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8 Lessons For Entrepreneurs On Pitching To Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each.

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8 Keys To Hooking Investors, Even If They Are Sharks

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each.

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Interview with Justine Lassoff and Katie Bogue Miller, Love Goodly

socalTECH

Love Goodly recently launched its own crowd equity funding campaign. We're a little different from the sample size products out there. We'll be spending it on building out our operations, also for customer acquisition, and focusing on a number of initiatives like our online shop, which is currently a smaller portion of our revenues.

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8 Lessons For Entrepreneurs From The Shark Tank

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each.

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Interview with Jerry Fitch, Teridian Semiconductor

socalTECH

We had a chance to speak with Jerry Fitch , CEO of the firm, about the interest in the electric/smart metering market, his views on where the market is today, as well as a bit about the experience of operating as a private equity backed firm. How has your experience being owned by private equity been? Thanks for the time.

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