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by nivi 18y ago
Setting the acquisition share price to the preferred share price of the last round is a good start.
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The Art of Speed in Startups(venturehacks.com)
9 points by nivi 18y ago|1 comments
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by nivi 18y ago
That's what I liked about Mike's blog. The ideas are good and detailed.
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Nassim Taleb does Evolutionary Fitness or Regularity is for Morons(arthurdevany.com)
1 points by nivi 18y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
Thanks for the pelekhl. I reblogged it on Venture Hacks: http://venturehacks.com/articles/missionaries
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by nivi 19y ago
I agree with all of pg's sentiments except for "it is not a good idea to have formal advisors who are neither board members nor investors." Lots of great companies have formal advisors who are neither board members nor investors. I encourag
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by nivi 19y ago
I wonder what the warrants are priced at? If they're priced low, it is like giving them free equity.
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by nivi 19y ago
Thanks for the comment Dani. When it comes to applying the equity equation, consider the opportunity cost: http://venturehacks.com/articles/equity-equation#opportunity For example, 1% spent on lawyers is 1% you can't spend on developers.
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by nivi 19y ago
Based on my searches (for venture hacks of course), searchyc has many more results. chengmi, this is a really nice utility.
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You can't be normal and expect abnormal returns.(nivi.com)
5 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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Firefox of media players with CoverFlow via Flex or Java (video)(songbirdnest.com)
1 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
By the way, Mazen Araabi has some good data on startups outside the U.S.: "Only one of these companies [consumer Internet startups founded since 2001 that have gone on to be acquired for over $100 million], YouTube, was founded in Silicon V
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Ten New Things in WebKit 3 -- With Awesome SVG Demos(webkit.org)
2 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
The best book on negotiation is Bargaining for Advantage by G. Richard Shell from Wharton. I would reading Getting to Yes first to get the basics though. http://www.amazon.com/Bargaining-Advantage-Negotiation-Strat... http://www.amazon.c
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Grockit's founder on raising money from Benchmark(venturehacks.com)
5 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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Songbird 0.3 Released with APIs: The Firefox of Media Players.(songbirdnest.com)
2 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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What's the difference between smart money and dumb money?(venturehacks.com)
8 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
Thanks Paul. I added this to the article: "A limited partner can tell you who was the best VC with fund performance data from institutions like Cambridge Associates. He may also question whether past performance predicts future performanc
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Hacking a car purchase is like hacking fund-raising? (Video)(venturehacks.com)
7 points by nivi 19y ago|1 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
Take your time. Understand the new CEO's motivations. Create a new board seat for the CEO: http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/ceo-board-seat Bring him on board as an Advisor or Director first and see how that works out.
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by nivi 19y ago
It should have been called "Comic Sans is based on The Dark Knight Returns".
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by nivi 19y ago
Determination is highly underrated. I also like a tremendous passion for, and understanding of, the customer.
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Edward Tufte on How to Moderate Forums(edwardtufte.com)
2 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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Naval on the Age Question: You Create for Sex(startupboy.com)
11 points by nivi 19y ago|3 comments
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VH to YC Founders: Ping us if you want additional help with your term sheets(venturehacks.com)
26 points by nivi 19y ago|3 comments
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Why investors want protective provisions(venturehacks.com)
8 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
Thanks for the comment Paul. There is some more discussion over at Venture Hacks: http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/equity-equation#comment...
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by nivi 19y ago
You need to ask for a specific Partner. Just going to WSGR is not useful. Or Fenwick. Or Gunderson. Or anywhere. They all have good and bad lawyers. In general, it is really really hard to find a good lawyer. I have never hired Yokum but h
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by nivi 19y ago
Hola Paul, who is wrong? Me or the CEO of TellMe? :-)
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A Sundry Collection of Venture Hacks(venturehacks.com)
8 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments

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