The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 19, 2025
A reserve fund provides peace of mind and reduces reliance on costly financing options during tough times, keeping the business on solid ground. Startups can use just-in-time (JIT) inventory systems to order stock only when needed. Securing flexible financing options can help bridge these gaps without putting the business at risk.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
To turn your company’s stock into cash, you engaged a top-notch investment bank (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs) and/or their Silicon Valley compatriots (Hambrecht & Quist, Montgomery Securities, Robertson Stephens). A 20th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. People had to actually pay you for your product.
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SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Paul Graham provides what is roughly the core formula for equity at any point in The Equity Equation : You can use the same formula when giving stock to employees, but it works in the other direction. Stock vests for 4 years. the better the startup will be. Is it Time for You to Earn or to Learn? you won the lottery). Wait a second.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Was Paul Graham right in his “high resolution” financing post? Can you imagine investing in the stock market where your price was determined at a future date and the better that company performed the HIGHER the price you paid for that investment. I want 100% of my stock to convert at that lower price.”
Steve Blank
JULY 11, 2017
The belief then was that most founders couldn’t acquire the HR, finance, sales, and board governance skills rapidly enough to steer the company to a liquidity event, so they hired professional managers. It was so compelling, everyone worked extremely long hours, for little pay and some stock.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
For many businesses, one of the biggest investment areas is stock, materials, inventory, equipment , and the like. No matter what you sell in your venture, if you have valuable stock that you need to move throughout the year, it’s vital to ensure its security so you don’t have extensive insurance and cashflow issues to worry about.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.
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