article thumbnail

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals. who start with small equity percentages don’t end up making very much from startups.

CTO Hire 241
article thumbnail

Tips to Help you Think About Sales at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

The video link is here and quick time-coded show notes at the end of the post in case you want to jump ahead to just one section. how do you do pipeline reviews? how should a VC do due diligence on sales operations? Time codes : 07:00 What is Thompson’s Middleshift? We covered much ground. when to call.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Clearlake Capital Backs Diligent

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. has made an investment in New York-based Diligent , a developer of enterprise governance management software. Insight Ventures acquired Diligent in February of 2016. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

article thumbnail

Clearlake Boosts Investment In Diligent

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. , as well as funds from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, have increased their investment in New York-based Diligent , a developer of portal software for corporate boards. Diligent's biggest investor is Insight Partners. READ MORE>>.

article thumbnail

Quest Software Acquisition By Dell Passes Antitrust Review

socalTECH

The acquisition of Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software by Dell has gained approval from the Federal Trade Commission, according to the FTC, Dell is buying Quest for $2.4 billion, as it looks to bolster its software business. The deal is worth $28.00

article thumbnail

Marlin Equity Buys Bazaarvoice For $521M

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity is acquiring online ratings and reviews software provider Bazaarvoice , in a deal worth $521M in cash, the two said this mroning. The company said Marlin Equity will take Bazaarvoice private, by paying $5.50

Equity 113
article thumbnail

Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? Review the code being built. The "Questions" post is probably the most important. Plan for past the initial MVP.