Nov 26, 2013
A nice tidbit from the article:
“I’ve always had this philosophy that if you do something spectacular for a few people, instead of something average for many, these people will be so loyal to you that they will influence and spread word among the wider market. You’ve got …
Aug 20, 2012
If you want to destroy your company’s value after years of painstakingly growing it, do these things:
http://gigaom.com/2012/02/20/5-things-that-destroy-a-companys-value/
Aug 19, 2012
An oldie but goodie on building a minimum viable product (MVP).
“The problem with [building a product with the maximum number of features before launching it] is you won’t get any feedback until you’ve already built all those different products. …By the time it’s done, it’s …
Aug 18, 2012
An oldie but goodie on how to quickly grow your team while keeping the right culture.
Some tidbits from the article:
“First, to scale a startup, you should always remind yourself why people work at startups in the first place:” - they like to move fast - they want to make impactful …
Aug 11, 2012
Restricted stock - “The company issues common stock to the employee and puts some restrictions on the stock. The restrictions typically include a vesting schedule and some limits on how the stock can be sold once it is vested.”
RSU - “A RSU is a promise to issue restricted stock upon the …
Aug 11, 2012
A nice explanation of why lawyers are so expensive in this article: http://www.quora.com/Why-are-lawyers-so-expensive-even-with-the-excess-supply-of-lawyers.
It lists several reasons, including:
Aug 10, 2012
“…the tax rules for restricted stock provide both an advantage and a disadvantage when compared to the rules for vested stock. If you don’t like the trade-off, you can make the section 83b election. When you do, you’ll be treated (mostly) as if you received vested stock…”
Feb 22, 2012
Here’s a nice article for entrepreneurs that lays out the steps to build a startup from conceptualization to exit. The article lists 5 steps and details each of those steps:
http://www.clarencewooten.com/index.php?page=5-stages-to-startup-success