Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
Two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. Giving a co-founder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want. Each co-founder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Supportive co-founder and executive positions. Every startup needs two or three key advisors who have the domain experience, connections, and complementary skills to guide the founders through those early crises. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/24/2014. Member of the Advisory Board.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
by Tim Handorf, Co-Founder and President of G2 Crowd. One thing to note: The list, as of September 8, 2014, features products that are in different categories (e.g. Tim Handorf is Co-Founder and President of G2 Crowd, a crowdsourced business software review site.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 29, 2014
What has your business accomplished in 2014, and what is still left to do? Too many founders try to do huge advertising bursts at the end of the year in a lazy attempt to hit sales numbers. Budget planning and allocating funds for 2015 should be a priority toward the end of 2014. The new year is fast approaching.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JANUARY 13, 2014
I first met Tony Fadell, co-founder and CEO of Nest, in the summer of 1991. In a company full of talent (the founders of eBay, WebTV, Android all came from GM), Tony stood out even at a very young age. 2014 big data Cleantech Internet of Things Nest' We would have invested had they been looking to start a food truck.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.
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