InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets. In this study, the subjects were required to suffer extreme embarrassment, before they were allowed to join a discussion group that, by design, offered little value to its members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire or better? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for or expect when I join a startup today?” Thus, options don’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. It’s a huge gamble.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

In the early stages of their adVentures, entrepreneurs often sleep like babies, waking up every couple hours crying. Either give up and settle into a quiet, uneventful life within The Herd or take command your destiny; by departing The Herd and founding or joining a startup. Work for a BDC before you jump into your first adVenture.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

Fortuitously, Tige''s children were on school holiday, so he and his family joined us for several days. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". As I got to know Tige, I became intrigued with his story.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2010

Such history can also cause adVentures to apply inappropriate solutions to new problems, based on what worked in the past. IP Risk – The closer the Serial Team’s new adVenture is to their prior successes, the greater the risk that they may be accused of infringing on their former company’s intellectual property (IP). Be A Roadie.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 17, 2011

Join the discussion with digital comics, animation and games experts for the third annual Digital Comics panel. TV/animation: Avengers, Teen Titans, Jackie Chan Adventures @whereisjoelle. We have actor Thomas Jane (Hung, Punisher), Marvel, Graphic.ly, Dan Fraga, Joelle Sellner, and Hal Hefner.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

When you launch your adVenture, other than your friends and family, no one will care. My students often ask me, "What did you know about robotics and cardiac surgery before you joined Computer Motion?" Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. "Mickey

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2015

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for or expect when I join a startup today?” Thus, options don’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. It’s a huge gamble.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

Fortuitously, Tige''s children were on school holiday, so he and his family joined us for several days. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". As I got to know Tige, I became intrigued with his story.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 29, 2011

Startup B had recently asked him to join full time, as their VP of Engineering. It was against this backdrop that the engineer was evaluating which adVenture to join full time. I recently gave some advice to a software engineer who was trying to decide between two startups. The decision was difficult for a number of reasons.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 3, 2012

The costs of a mis-hire during the early stages of your adVenture are dramatic. A Wantrepreneur is a well-intentioned person who wants to be an entrepreneur, but does not have the skills, personality and or risk profile to be successful. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Getting someone to join your dream before it is much of anything is an art not a science. Founders are likely not paid for a long time and have a sizeable equity percentage for early risk and having the concept. Early Employee Equity is an Art I somewhat agree with Fred Wilson in Employee Equity: How Much? n = (1.2 - 1)/1.2 =.167.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire or better? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for or expect when I join a startup today?” Thus, options don’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. It’s a huge gamble.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup today?” In reality, the number of shares doesn’t mean anything – it’s your percent of the total that you need to negotiate.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2012

That’s exactly where we come in: equipping individuals with real skills needed to have an immediate impact on the startup they join.” “There is a lot of energy around startups right now but not necessarily the same enthusiasm around the skills needed to be effective within one. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Microsoft when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup today?” In reality, the number of shares doesn’t mean anything – it’s your percent of the total that you need to negotiate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup today?” In reality, the number of shares doesn’t mean anything – it’s your percent of the total that you need to negotiate.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

In this way, you are assured you can retire your debt if your adVenture hits an economic bump in the road. Brand Names Matter – If you violate a debt covenant or otherwise have difficulty servicing the debt, a venture debt lender can destroy your adVenture. During the summer of 2006, I joined RedMojo as an Advisor.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 20, 2015

It was highlighted for me by a conversation with a friend this week who had just joined a young company in the Bay Area as as a CFO. It’s a real culture clash-the founder who believes in his vision heart and soul, versus CFOs, Salesmen, and Operations pros who are there for adventure and profit.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

is actually willing to join the fun and wants to build something awesome during the event! is actually willing to join the fun and wants to build something awesome during the event! On January 12th, 2013 Hacktoons brings you all the cartoons, cereal, community, and coding you can take. We have special guest John K. ’s team?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I realize you joined the company after it was up and running, but how did it get its start? Potter: Looking back, I joined Surf Air at a time similar to when I joined Frontier. Anything surprising that you didn’t anticipate when you two joined forces? Thanks for taking the time to chat. Jeff Potter: Thanks John.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Instead of fighting over a single pie, everyone benefits when they join forces to create a pie factory. By offering all employees ownership in their adVenture, they effectively transformed everyone into a Have, while simultaneously aligning each individual’s financial rewards with the company’s overall success. _.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

This pragmatic assessment will enhance your ability to identify which Interns will be effective contributors once they join your adVenture as a full-time employee. “If I had to, I could clean out my desk in five minutes… and nobody would ever know I’d ever been here. And I’d forget too.”. Summer Fun And Mutual Profit.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

This same dogged vigilance is required in your adVenture. Cash Flow – Entrepreneurs on The Fringe know that properly managing their cash is one of their primary objectives, especially during an adVenture’s early phases. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Instead of fighting over a single pie, everyone benefits when they join forces to create a pie factory. By offering all employees ownership in their adVenture, they effectively transformed everyone into a Have, while simultaneously aligning each individual’s financial rewards with the company’s overall success. _.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2010

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Microsoft when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup today?” In reality, the number of shares doesn’t mean anything – it’s your percent of the total that you need to negotiate.

Startup 57

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

For additional tips regarding how to create a position for yourself at a startup, see Joining An adVenture. For additional tips regarding how to create a position for yourself at a startup, see Joining An adVenture. This process requires you to wait to see if an email bounces before attempting another iteration.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

ChatterPOP – A mobile device tool that allows users to curate and personalize videos for every event, adventure, and experience in their lives. Life Crowd – A group activity aggregator to help like-minded discover, plan, and join group activities. We really enjoyed how open to chatting the companies present were.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you merge the power of pure creativity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2015

His latest venture, Fin and Field , combines his experience of building great SaaS solutions for big markets with his co-founder’s passion for fishing and hunting adventures. This humble innovation resulted an entirely new line of footwear, the Teva sports sandal. During the early 1990’s, Doug came across his second huge hit. What's SUP? –

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you merge the power of pure creativity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

7) You spent nearly 12-months defining your next adVenture after you left CallWave. Rincon and GRP are both great firms, but for us the decision to partner was more about the prospect of having you and Mark Suster join our team. And then there’s the bigger issue, which is that companies like this want more calls. Be persistent.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

Discovery in adventure and travel. Exclusivity is expensive and acquiring content or producing from your own studios isn’t a sure thing. So the distributors are a battle of the giants and if you want to eke out an existence you really need to have some unique angle or audience or content (like Twitch had). Enter content. Short form.

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