Finance & Operations
Finance & Operations
Work with hands-on VCs who can add real operational value
Most of my work at OpenView consists of talking to entrepreneurs and assessing if our involvement would be helpful. As…
by Aki BaloghFinance & Operations
The Good News About the “Series Seed” Documents
The “Series Seed” documents are a stripped-down set of preferred stock financing documents, which were designed as a simple set…
by Brennon SlatteryFinance & Operations
Multifaceted Training: The Best Way to Get Ahead
When your training budget is drained but you need to move key employees up the ladder, it can get pretty…
by Brennon SlatteryFinance & Operations
How to Recruit an Effective Board of Directors
There are a few key turning points in an early stage software company’s life. One of the biggest comes when…
by Firas RaoufFinance & Operations
How to Get the Highest Price in a M&A Sale
What’s the best way to get the highest price in a sale transaction? Make it competitive. So writes Fred Wilson…
by Brennon SlatteryFinance & Operations
What Is the DNA of a Great Expansion Stage CFO?
What are Great CFOs Made of? I just finished reading an interesting study published by Ernst & Young called The DNA…
by Firas RaoufFinance & Operations
Does a Recapitalization Exit Strategy Pay in Fool’s Gold?
The debate over company exit strategies can wage on for some time. Which reigns supreme? That’s a subjective assessment that…
by Contributing AuthorFinance & Operations
Not Ready for an Exit, but Want to Extract Equity?
As a startup founder, you may be enjoying running your business and are too young (or not ready) to retire.…
by Brandon HickieFinance & Operations
What You Must Learn from a Survey of 358 Trade Secret Cases
A recent survey of over 358 reported trade secret cases (from 1995-2009) has some great nuggets for every software or…
by Jeremy Aber