Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
Even with an agreed initial equity split, it’s smart to have Founder’s stock actually issue or vest over a period of at least two years, on a month-by-month basis. Obviously it should be amended later, as roles are more clearly defined, and execution proceeds.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2021
That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Marty Zwilling.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
In the early days of Rocket Science I realized that we needed high-level advice on multiple fronts; technology, game development, video game distribution, etc. At one of our initial board meetings we had agreed on the general principle of an advisory board and put together an overall stock budget to compensate advisors.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 6, 2012
When you have limited distribution, the costs of distributing media are so prohibitive that only the largest of media producers (and distributors) are relevant. When you had physical stores selling books, the bookseller would have to stock the shelves with those books most likely to sell so consumer choice was more limited.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2023
That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Marty Zwilling
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 1, 2014
The first is that it could carry limited inventory in stock because it had limited physical shelf space. But while Amazon blew away existing physical distribution channels to deliver products to you, we are blowing away existing physical infrastructure to help you store the things you want to keep – just not at your home.
Steve Blank
JUNE 27, 2017
If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Existing companies also use network effects of monopolies/duopolies, distribution channel kickbacks, etc., to stifle competition.). What can a company do?
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