Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Naïve cofounders have found themselves squeezed out in some well-known cases, including Facebook.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a cofounder or two. Giving a cofounder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want. Each cofounder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Naïve cofounders have found themselves squeezed out in some recent cases, including Facebook.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Naïve cofounders have found themselves squeezed out in some well-known cases, including Facebook.
Steve Blank
MAY 29, 2011
They also over-invest in solo founders and founding teams without technical cofounders despite indicators that show that these teams have a much lower probability of success. Technical-heavy founding teams are 3.3x Technical-heavy founding teams are 3.3x Solo founders take 3.6x less likely to pivot.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 29, 2011
They also over-invest in solo founders and founding teams without technical cofounders despite indicators that show that these teams have a much lower probability of success. However, this does not mean that investors don’t have a significant effect on valuations and M&A). Technical-heavy founding teams are 3.3x
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2018
Those that do it right also have the unprecedented opportunity to join the elite ranks of 250 unicorns (relatively new companies with a current valuation of over $1 billion). Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. Thus you have to do your homework to stay ahead of the crowd.
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