Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. More information comes out.

Advisory Board 365

Advisory Board Fractional CTO CTO Hire Los Angeles 365

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The law firm has done its job of preparing the stock option requests, board meeting minutes, 409a valuations. This can include: Fund raising, product development choices, sales, marketing effectiveness, competition, business development, M&A … whatever. But what are the KEY ISSUES management is grappling with.

Stock Options 226

Stock Options Metrics Stock Valuation 226

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I learned how to better run a product management process. I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process. I learned how to retain employees when stock options were no longer a real currency. I learned how to better set goals for employees and reward those that performed well.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

But startups require money upfront for product development and later to scale. You need at least a 5x return to generate rewards for investors and employee stock options. A 2X return may wipe out the value of the employee stock options and founder shares. But there’s only one reason your company got funded.

Liquidity Event 120

Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Private Equity 120

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

So far it sounded like a fair deal, considering we didn’t yet have a product developed – only a pitch deck, a business plan, a fleshed-out idea, and some user interface (UI) designs of what we thought our online product would look like. The deal we made with him was he’d get 33.3%

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

They include an expense account, company car, profit sharing, 401k contributions, medical coverage for dependents, free life insurance, educational payments, extra vacation, relocation expenses, paid trips to industry association meetings, or a small override on revenue from new products developed under the candidate’s watch.

Stock Options 62

Stock Options Stock Salary Dilution 62

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'll add two ideas: The modern structure of university patent licensing and technology transfer works really well in the life sciences and other fields with expensive product development processes. Our patent laws have been weakened reducing the value of intellectual capital.

DC 90

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90