Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. These considerations include the following: Are you looking for advice or a boss? How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Discotech , a startup that offers up bottle service booking, discounted tickets and more to clubs and nightspots. Ian Chen: In my previous life, I was working in private equity in LA. It's quite a difference between running a startup and private equity, we imagine?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Justine and I have included venture capitalists and people focused on debt equity, crowdfunding, and all kinds of different sources for raising money at our upcoming conference. For the men who are investors who might be reading this, what advice would you give them on working with women entrepreneurs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

And they will offer you some of the best business advice you will ever receive if you’re open to it. I would gladly part with equity (actually, I have) to work with people like her on deals. And it’s not just lawyers. I had dinner with my friend Brooke Hammerling , founder of Brew PR recently. EXECUTIVE COACHES.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Loans are a safer option than equity. Later investors all think you have given away too much of the company too soon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these great points of practical advice on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Loans are a safer option than equity. Later investors all think you have given away too much of the company too soon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Cohen and John Kador, in their recent book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Loans are a safer option than equity. Later investors all think you have given away too much of the company too soon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. These considerations include the following: Are you looking for advice or a boss? How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

In future weeks, we’ll add the voices of other well-known professionals in the field of exits to my own, and try to give you a compendium of useful advice in the process. . In contrast, this local company had been built on something around $1 million in equity. Dave’s book on exits. By Basil Peters.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

In this space you don’t have a pre-assigned space but rather book space like a hotel. These are not to be confused with incubators like YCombinator or IdeaLab which look to invest in your company and take equity positions. If anyone has experience, advice or dollars and wants to help please be in touch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. He published a book with Ron Porter, titled “ Bootstrap Business ”, that provides a wealth of practical examples and advice on this subject.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They have PR and distribution through key partnerships that leverage their brands into markets they want by simply sharing equity. The post Observations on Women in Business Gained from Conferences, Books, Interviews and More appeared first on TechZulu. Novel concept. I’m ready to get back to the creatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2013

Cohen and John Kador, in their new book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Loans are easier than equity. Later investors all think you have given away too much of the company too soon.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

58:00 Vince Thompson’s book, “Ignited”. when is the right time to hire your first sales employee? junior vs. senior? brains vs. relationship? how can you evaluate a good sales person? how do you know one when you see them? How much to compensate them? how to structure the comp plan. How do you get access to customers? when to call.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

Given the advent of “drop out of college” scholarships and the success of high-profile entrepreneurs who only earned a high-school diploma, it is prudent to consider their business advice. Facebook had to resolve expensive and time-consuming litigation related to promising early hires senior positions and substantial equity stakes.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 24, 2010

According to Robert Fulghum and his bestselling book “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten,&# I should have learned how to finance a start up business in kindergarten – when I learned to share everything, play fair, and not to hit people (well, 2 out of 3’s not bad)! Equity Position. Commission.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. equity debate. Alarming IT data points - deal architect , August 25, 2010 I am grateful for plenty of positive coverage my book has received. The coverage, though, has focused mostly on all the innovators I profile in the book.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

When I was considering doing something, I reached out to Greg for advice. We focus very much on finding employees who are a cultural fit and we share equity when appropriate. I’ll also add that Greg and I have a great network of advisors and friends who we can ask for advice and insights, especially at different stages of the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. These considerations include the following: Are you looking for advice or a boss? How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

I booked a one-way ticket to LA to visit my only friend in the city and crash on his couch. Unlike Hollywood, which is all about sharp elbows, about "my script", "my talent", "my private equity", "my deal", venture is all about community. Finally, what advice would you give to new entrepreneurs? It just worked from day one.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

Thus, my goal is to highlight a few books, games and other activities parents can share with their children. In addition to eliminating your children’s allowance, there are a number of books which reinforce entrepreneurial messages. I am not a parenting expert and I do not profess to have all the answers. The Prototype.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2011

I have discussed in this series a number of books and games parents can share with their children which will cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset. Amarillo’s advice is consistent with my comments in the Startup Competition ; get to know your competitors on a personal basis, while appearing as innocuous as possible.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. It’s great advice. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. Steven gave me an advance copy of the book. Let's recap. Want to start up in France?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2018

I’ve never really understood this conundrum, so I was happy to see a new book, “ Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You ,” by the well renowned social psychologist, Heidi Grant. On the other side, you need to make sure your requests are reasonable, and you are open to receiving advice that is different from what you expected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. He published a book with Ron Porter on the subject, titled “ Bootstrap Business ”, that provides a wealth of practical examples and advice on this subject.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. What equity is the company willing to give in return for the investment? A perfect round number is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. I’ve published these points before, but based on interest, it’s time for an update. Exit strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Sure, they’ll take you on. You’ll get the scraps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Rose, who literally wrote the book on Angel Investing, and is the long-time CEO of the Gust platform for bringing together investors and startups, just announced Gust Launch as a “Company as a Service” solution. And then on an ongoing basis, our partners provide basic bookkeeping, legal, accounting and equity management services.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. Sales people aren’t always motivated only by cash – especially in early-stage business you need to focus on equity because cash won’t be plentiful.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. What equity is the company willing to give in return for the investment? A perfect round number is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. I’ve published these points before, but based on interest, it’s time for an update. Exit strategy.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

You often hear the advice: do one thing, and do it well. We also sold one of our largest sites to a private equity firm in the real estate niche, and narrowed our focus down to FamousBirthdays.com. That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

But I did read a couple of books on the topic that were useful: 1. agreeing whether or not to top up a founder’s equity. Another great example of where I saw this “floor testing” used was in the book, “ Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive. ” In some situations this is the right answer.

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