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It will be interesting to see YC manage the tension of being founder-friendly at later stage companies. Statistically[0], the later stage the company, the likelier it is the founde…

Try Epaulet or Taylor Stitch

If you find this interesting, Wasserman expanded his thesis into a book[0], an academic study of startups. Highly recommended. [0]: http://www.amazon.com/The-Founders-Dilemmas-Anti…

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Good article highlighting the equally valid modes of rationalising different options. A useful book that can help one think through these (and many more) types of decisions is "The…

Disagree with the premise. Excel is a great product because it's so flexible. The same product that financiers use to create valuation models can be used by your mum to create a gr…

A useful counterpoint from Ben Horowitz: http://bhorowitz.com/2012/05/18/is-now-the-time-to-hire-mbas...

The analysis is a little flawed in that it assumes the composition of the incoming class has remained consistent each year. In fact, Dean Nohria, who took over in July 2010, shifte…

This is really neat! Would be a great addition to a cs-tuition program for kids.

Most likely a convertible note - the investment is taken as debt that converts into equity when the venture raises a priced round (viz. a series A). Neither party has to value the …

Exactly. The clue is in the name :)

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