Archive | May, 2005

Nickels and dimes don’t add up

May 24, 2005
in Entrepreneurship

I recently helped negotiate an employment contract for a new hire at a portfolio company.  It was clear from the very beginning that this new VP of Marketing was the right fit for the company and that the chemistry was there.  Both sides were excited about moving forward until we got to the employment contract.  [...]

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Fundraising is a distraction

May 13, 2005
in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

I was speaking with a friend yesterday who recently signed a term sheet to raise a Series B round.  While he did not hit it out of the park with the valuation, it was a nice step-up none-the-less and would provide his company with the capital to move forward and stay ahead of its competition.  [...]

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What does Sarbanes-Oxley have to do with donuts?

May 5, 2005
in Investing/Markets

I had lunch with a friend of mine yesterday who is an officer with a public technology company.  As we started discussing his business, one of the topics of conversation was Sarbanes Oxley.  His company just went through an expensive Sarbox audit to get into compliance and while his company passed with flying colors on [...]

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