Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Scale”
Interested in Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), huh? Wise decision. You’re here because you’re ready to build a startup that attracts and retains the best talent in the market. You realise there is war for talent that is hard to win, and so you need to get all the key aspects of a remuneration package right. One of the most important …
The Salesforce corporate development probably had a bad day… If you were in the boots of Salesforce, how would you sustain your growth? Probably acquire, given their core market has saturated. So what companies are on the wish list of Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff? Fortunately for us a group called“hacktivists” hacked and leaked emails from former Secretary of State Colin Powell …
Network effects! Everyone has heard they are useful, but how much do you really know about them and how do you get the ‘flywheel’ spinning? In a16z Podcast, partners Anu Hariharan and Jeff Jordan (who invest in marketplaces, consumer, and more) share with Sonal Chokshi their observations, insights, and experiences. One of the biggest misconceptions around network effects (which are one …
TL;DR: A slide deck on a startup bootcamp run by a16z Four partners at Andreessen Horowitz put together a fab deck for a startup bootcamp they ran in 2015. In it they discuss go to market processes, best practice and templates for a variety of must-know topics for building out your startup. It’s a great read and reference tool for sales, marketing, …
For entrepreneurs, figuring out how to form and run a board of directors can be intimidating and confusing. On the flip side, it is not always clear to board members what their duties and responsibilities are to the company. In this startup boards course, Brad Feld will draw from his recent book, Startup Boards, to illuminate some basics of corporate …
