ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coca-Cola has brand equity that makes people gravitate towards it. In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. Why brand equity matters now more than ever. Brand equity. It’s the safer bet. Every day in the U.S.,

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View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

You resonate with the NextView mission to “design the future that we want to live in” You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation. You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. What Will The Job Be Like. A Final Note. How To Apply .

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Eric Friedman

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I have been thinking about early stage equity and advisor grants for some time, including a post in 2016 , that I rely on and wanted to revisit. I have had a few founder friends reach out to me asking about how much equity to give to an advisor, and had some operators reach out asking how to become an advisor for an early stage founder.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Texas Gets A New Tech Equity Program was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Share Dream Corp TECH with your employer as an opportunity to invest in surrounding underserved communities!

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Texas Equity Programming 93

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

This post is admittedly the outcome of a conversation with a few people over some beers. The conversation centered around a founder who's key question is "Where Do I Find a Developer for My Startup? His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2019

When thinking about how to start a private equity firm or a hedge fund, security should be on the list of priorities. Both financial service institutions have to handle a lot of sensitive data as well as monetary assets, which means that hedge fund cybersecurity or private equity cybersecurity is an area that needs a lot of attention.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation. We are firm believers that diverse points of view strengthen the collective intellectual equity and long-term performance, and we truly welcome people with a broad set of backgrounds and perspectives to apply. . What Will The Job Be Like. A Final Note.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. has demonstrated both high user engagement and better than average conversion rates of 1%-3.5% (versus 0.05% for traditional display advertising) for February 2010. They also avoid Reg D.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

CTO Hire 282

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business?

Silicon Valley 378

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2013

This check is for The Community Foundation and for the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (EFCO) and results from a gift of 24,793 shares of common stock from Rally at the time of its first financing that represented approximately 1% of the equity of the company. I remember numerous conversations with Ryan about this.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

This post is admittedly the outcome of a conversation with a few people over some beers. The conversation centered around a founder who's key question is "Where Do I Find a Developer for My Startup? His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Here is some of our conversation: Most of us are familiar with the term technical debt. Conversely, if you are selling a company, and have managed your tech debt such that your liability or debt rating is low, this could create an advantage for you in negotiating a potential premium, as you have built tech equity rather than accrued debt.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Small Business Software Review Security 246

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Equity for the future? If you are the person staying how resentful will you become working your arse off for equity that your co-founder who leaves will get value from. It’s hard to be open with your co-founders without somebody helping to broker the conversation.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation. . We are firm believers that diverse points of view strengthen the collective intellectual equity and long-term performance, and we truly welcome people with a broad set of backgrounds and perspectives to apply. . You act as an “ invited guest.”. A Final Note.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 26, 2010

I remember one of the conversation points we always had when we agreed to compromise and one I’m proud to say that I took the lead on – how to give-in graciously. Let’s say a senior member of your team demanded a pay raise (cash or equity) and you didn’t like the way they approached you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. .&# Maybe he’ll reveal our conversation when he announced. August 2011.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

This includes links to CTO Salary and Equity Trends, Technology Roles in Startups , Initial Conversation with a CTO or Technical Advisor , Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup , Hiring a CTO for Your Startup and many others. Companies - a list of 25 companies that fit the bill.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

CTO Hire 225

CTO Hire Los Angeles Hiring Technical Review 225

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

To stay competitive, several of these startups are shifting strategies: MiniMax is focusing on international expansion with its AI conversation app, Talkie , targeting U.S. Baichuan AI is pivoting toward specialized AI models for finance and healthcare. With over $8 billion committed to AI-related infrastructure in Spain and the U.S.,

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China Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Generative AI 97

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.

Private Equity 78

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

Boards are not appointed to be founder-friendly lapdogs for the 1–3 founders who start companies and usually own the largest equity positions in the company. was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Editor’s note: Understanding how to divide founder equity at a startup can be tricky, even to the point of reaching emotional riffs between founders. Below, Lee Hower offers advice for approaching these equity discussions objectively and properly. Sometimes co-founders put off the equity split question for some time.

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David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

For ideas, see How Executives Can Work from Home with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. I recommend you first devote resources to building your own network, not hiring someone else’s network, which inevitably will have a much lower conversion rate than your own network. Fundraising hacks for VC and private equity funds.

Private Equity 78

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

This can enable chatbots to have a conversation with people. AI can also be used to automate data conversion such as translations and decryptions, accelerating the ability to derive actionable insights. Conversely, AI-enabled cyber-defensive tools can proactively locate and address network anomalies and system vulnerabilities.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” Of course the same goes with traditional VCs. We of course have Naval to thank for helping to innovate in our industry.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The past few months’ events have led us all to soul search on equity, with the primary focus being racial equity. They seemed surprised that this would be viewed as a gender equity matter. They are positioning this as a golf tee time preference instead of a gender equity issue. Does BCC have a gender equity policy?

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As a result, one of the trickier things co-founders tackle is determining the equity split amongst the founding group of individuals. Across both the startups I’ve personally been involved in (PayPal and LinkedIn) and the startups in which I’ve been an investor, I’ve seen a broad range of co-founder equity splits.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2020

If the situation is dire, you may also consider recapitalizing the business through a debt refinancing or by selling equity. Conversely, you may be able to save money by bringing in marketing, bookkeeping, or warehousing. Maintaining a 13-week cash forecast is time-intensive but essential to avoiding critical errors when cash is tight.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

When you accept outside money, particularly a private equity (PE) investment, however, that changes. In this article, I’ll provide some personal stories of how investors have navigated the balance between raising private equity capital and not losing control of their startup. You make all the decisions, when you want, how you want.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Small business owners, particularly those in service-based industries, are already wise to the benefits of using social media to attract new business, engage with current customers and build brand recognition and equity.

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United States Social Media Mobile Technical Review 185

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Dig into conversations your customers are having with sales reps and customer service teams to find out: What problems they’re facing What help they need to solve these problems How your product is helping What more your product can do What customers like and dislike about your product Which other tools they use. Researching your audience.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2024

The other day, I had a difficult conversation with a founder who clearly felt like VCs were the problem in her fundraising process. For example, being familiar with fundraising lingo and the finer points of SAFEs vs equity, etc. Yet, everyone’s got an opinion about how a company measures up, especially the founder. (

Technical Review 164

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. They’ll invite you out to events in which you’ll meet their other clients, you can get to know them socially and hopefully develop a real mentorship relationship where every conversation is not on the clock.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I know from all of my private conversation that they aren’t seeing this as a “get rich quick scheme&# – they’re giving back to the community. There are several “club deals&# where you see the same sets of people “passing the hat&# around on deals. We know it can be done. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

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