Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Was Paul Graham right in his “high resolution” financing post? Because convertible debt deals often have both a ‘full ratchet’ and often have ‘multiple liquidation preferences’ “ Yup. You rarely find full ratchets in early-stage deals any more. Some thoughts on raising angel money.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In many cases, this money is used to make unnecessary workspace renovations, hire superfluous staff and invest in promotional efforts. If no one in your employ possesses a specific skill set needed for a certain assignment, hiring someone in a freelance capacity is a much smarter decision than bringing them on full-time.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially. Investors were becoming nervous and were no longer willing to underwrite new Unicorn-level financings at the drop of a hat. This is uncharted territory.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

And listen up Washington - 83 percent of them plan to hire in the coming year. The top challenge listed across all respondents was access to financing. Two of three of them say that business conditions are better than they were last year, and three out of four expect things to get even better in the next 12 months.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” Many companies have hired ahead of their growth rate because they had the cash to do so. I watched, participated, and suffered through every type of creative financing as companies were struggling to raise capital in this time frame. We entrepreneurs have been spinning that line for decades in every boom cycle.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 7, 2009

As the product matured, they were able to ratchet up the quality to prevent regression on features that had been truly embraced by their customers. Starting instead from a position where feedback cycle time is the priority and allowing quality to ratchet up as the product matures provides a more natural lead in to continuous deployment.

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San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review Lean 131

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Such a team can also often do the work for you, which helps to ratchet-up your effectiveness. For example, I used to handle finances and billing the first year because I didn’t want to spend any money in hiring a financial assistant. A motivated team can help eliminate the all-to-natural desire to shirk. 14- Six tips.

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