Development Team Review Equity Resource 
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Even with these, you will have paper-tested your MVP, but the reality is that customers will not be able to assess the value to them until they actually use it. Ways to Make Your MVP More Minimum We spent quite a bit of time talking about a complexity scale and the kinds of resources you can viably use at different levels of complexity.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 3, 2011
Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ?
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 3, 2011
Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ?
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
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. Pay people with equity or future revenue. The components are simple - expenses and income. Great strategy.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 28, 2011
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. Pay people with equity or future revenue. Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. Great strategy.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. The burn rate was extremely high, with no one working for equity or deferred compensation. In a corporate world, a small effort like the IBM PC was just one of hundreds vying for attention and resources.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
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. Pay people with equity or future revenue. Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. Great strategy.
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