Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Through comment conversations with many of you I tried to emphasize that it isn’t enough to just have one attribute. About 18 months ago in early 2008 we hired an analyst (pre-MBA), but wanted to wait until after Summer to hire a post-MBA associate. We weren’t ready to hire an associate yet so I offered him a summer internship.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

I found the conversation a bit disconcerting. But the celebratory nature of today’s conversation felt tone deaf and seemed to ignore the rules that get bent in favor of those with resources or born into privilege. VCs also get capital gains tax rates on “carried interest,” which is what irritates the masses.

Dividend 150

Dividend Silicon Valley Capital Gains Stock 150

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

What’s a “fair” split of fee income and carried interest when a partner joins several years/funds after others? For example carried interest takes years to accrue and is based on the efforts and decisions of both the individual and the firm that happened 5-10 years ago.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner, Profounders Capital, breaks the conversation into three areas: Control: voting/veto for new deals, share of management company. Compensation : base salary, share of profits of management company, carry. Senior partners take home a lower 15 percent of the carried interest….Summarizing

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

They had raised nearly $2 million of venture capital money to hire an army of workers whose job it was to mindlessly stare at images all day and no one asked about working conditions or if the existence of this company and others like it had costly societal consequences. Was there ever that kind of conversation at the board level?

Venture Capital 151

Venture Capital Cap Table Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 151