InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

“Learn from the mistakes of others. During those same 25-years, I also made innumerable mistakes. Ask them to accept equity in exchange for all or a portion of their overall compensation. In Beware The Consultant , I describe how you can structure such equity-based relationships. Make Your Own Mistakes.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. This is a huge mistake. A few problems arise.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. billion dollar mistake. But I don’t think so. call to arms.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Why MOST smart people are better at solving other people’s problems… - Life Beyond Code , August 10, 2010 And, not their own problems. I've gotten to be a lot more productive as a programmer since I started casually 15+ years ago and seriously about 10 years ago. equity debate. made all of these mistakes in my first companies.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

Outsourcing ▼ April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Most of the veterans from the first online advertising revolution 7-10 years ago are likely sitting on yachts counting their payouts. However, make no mistake about it, Google is very much a competitor to any publisher. A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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