Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I admit that my writing style back then was a bit more carefree, provocative and opinionated.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 11, 2012
HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. Facebook had to resolve expensive and time-consuming litigation related to promising early hires senior positions and substantial equity stakes. No one ever accused Mr. Gates of being a master programmer. I got hopelessly lost.”.
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Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 12, 2016
There are three things we know about startup business plans: one, you will write one eventually. Two, you will come to rely on your business plan, no matter when or why you write one. And three, you will throw the first business plan you write in the trash. Business Plans aren’t Necessary. You Need Investors.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2011
By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. ” They prefer to sit in front of a computer doing spreadsheets or coding or writing emails and working on marketing materials than they do investing time in human relationships. They sign big biz dev deals and get stories written for Future Magazine or TechCrunch.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
I’ve often talked about the NY advantage of having the NY Times, WSJ, Silicon Alley Insider, New York Magazine and even the editor of TechCrunch based there. I don’t write about LA but I write from LA. Consider just how much exposure the Austin community gets every year due to SXSW. It’s awesome.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. equity debate. Converts versus equity deals - Chris Dixon , August 31, 2010 There has been a debate going on the past few days over whether seed deals should be funded using equity or convertible notes (converts). What’s going to happen in the future?' How to Make Paper.li
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