Stock Related Topics 
Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2019
For most startup employee’s startup stock options are now a bad deal. Why Startups Offer Stock Options. In tech startups stock options were here almost from the beginning, first offered to the founders in 1957 at Fairchild Semiconductor , the first chip startup in Silicon Valley. Not everyone got the same amount of 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.
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The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2024
These systems apply complex algorithms to parse sales data, forecast demand trends, and manage stock levels efficiently. For this type of company, using AI inventory management systems can be particularly beneficial. This helps prevent excess inventory and shortages, boosting operational effectiveness and customer happiness.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 25, 2020
Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event.
Steve Blank
JULY 11, 2017
It was so compelling, everyone worked extremely long hours, for little pay and some stock. And those early employees got rewarded as their stock turned into cash. The problem was that at some point past employee 1000, the big payoffs ended from pre-public stock and the stock’s subsequent run-up from their IPO.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Pump and dump stock schemes. Don’t fall for claims from “insiders” who offer stock that you can turn around quickly. It’s usually stock that has been artificially pumped up by their big buy, who take their gain when you buy, and leave you with a big loss on their dump.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
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.
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