Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

If you are able to raise money from credible sources at a reasonable dilution percentage then I personally favor getting the round done now and building your business. How much dilution am I going to have to take now? So if you can take 27% dilution for $1.5 25% dilution). But this is the exception, not the rule.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

At IMVU, we would occasionally hire someone from a more traditional organization who had a hard time letting go of their “best practices&# and habits. But for engineers that have the tendency to wait too long before shipping, they too have lessons to learn.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. And as everyone’s attention starts to focus on those same indicators, their value is being diluted. My blog has over 14000 subscribers, for example. Is that a lot? Is that good?

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

In addition, I’ve noted a few multi-product lending firms, e.g., Kapitus and United Capital Source , which provide RBI as one of many structural options to companies seeking capital. . We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development. Alternative Capital. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR.

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blog.nahurst.com

JULY 19, 2010

I assume both cofounders will be diluted equally as more employees and investors get involved. 2a] Has paying customers -10%: If the company already has paying customers, the non-technical cofounder has already eliminated a huge risk for the business; someone wants the product. [2b] Why are they there except to be parasites anyway?

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Business check point: Are you diversifying your offering, or diluting your company’s impact? Sometimes the more offerings you provide, the more risk for brand dilution, which ends up weakening your business. Not only can your products be less impactful, but the cost or resources to provide them may not result in sustainable profit. .

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 17, 2015

In the 1990s when companies needed £2-5m to get a product to market they had money to hire a team of people to help them. Big picture this increased capital efficiency is great for entrepreneurs because they suffer less dilution, but it does mean they have to do things they aren’t skilled at.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people. So the amount of dilution a company will take on still remains the same over the life of the company.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Anyone who has worked in a real-world product development team can tell you how utopian that sounds. Every time you listen to customers, you fear diluting your vision. Anyone who has worked in a real-world product development team can tell you how utopian that sounds. That’s natural. That’s natural.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

People: founder-run and trying to recruit amazing technical talent (the product development team is a huge priority at this stage) and integrate a few senior managers to help prepare the company for scale - which leads to cultural clashes and communication challenges. The first version of the go to market team is hired (i.e.,

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

At the same time, a direct equity investment (one where the dev shop acquires a share in the company immediately) puts the founders in a potentially uneasy position of having to dilute their company before a product is built. Second, the company must eventually own the product development and maintenance functions in-house.

Software Developers 60

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Ability to hire top talent (A+ talent).

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

If you have a larger cash horde than your competition, you can make aggressive hires, attract better talent, perhaps even make acquisitions. Adding some debt onto your balance sheet will lower your cost of capital and your dilution, which is better for existing investors and the management team. But that's not entirely true.

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