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Before you join the next "exciting, top venture capital firms backed" start-up, you need to understand liquidation preference and preferred participation. As I wrote in Don’t get screwed! Startup questions you should ask before you  join a startup — you could totally be screwed by a start-up. You need to know the details of the [...]

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The Secret of Profitability (SOP) is a high profile start-up in the Silicon Valley.
It’s "high profile" because

it has two of the most famous venture capitalists on earth sitting on its board.
it had received $100 million in venture funding.
its senior management consists of super stars from major internet companies such as Google and Amazon, [...]

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One thing about being a dad of two little ones is that I have learned a lot about strollers.
Let me tell you: there are a lot of similarities between the stroller world and the car market.
The low-end of stroller market is like Honda Civics: reliable, sturdy, and plain. (Disclaimer: I have nothing against Honda [...]

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I went to Best Buy the other day to look for a screen shield for our GPS Receiver. The Best Buy sales person showed me the ZAGG invisible Shield specifically made for the particular GPA model I owned. I also learned that ZAGG makes two kinds of screen shields: the soft ones, and the hard [...]

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I had an interesting conversation with a friend this weekend.
John has been working at a technology company for eight years. He absolutely hates his job now. In fact, he wanted to leave immediately. But, because of stock vesting schedule, he has to wait for a few months. This company’s stock has been performing well. But, [...]

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