Last week, Reddit announced chief executive Yishan Wong’s resignation listing a dispute over office space as the reason for his departure. Yes, you read that correctly. Office space.
Today, I want to discuss one of the topics that I’m ALWAYS asked about when I talk to new founders or people thinking about starting a business — the magic (or lack thereof) behind setting valuations for early stage companies.
A company’s commitment to one office space for a long period of time has been the tradition for generations. The success of the company was measured by the location and size of its main office. However, many companies are finding short term office space much more flexible and convenient in today’s work environment. Startups are ...
When we launched the #BeenThere series we promised to be candid and transparent. We promised to focus on the less than sexy stuff that actually impacts our success and yours.
When we promised that, we had not planned for this.
“Your panel has over 650 people registered and we only have room for 150,” our PR team reported. 650?! We were 500 over capacity for a Denver Startup Week panel we hadn’t even actively promoted. 500 people we had to turn away at the door. Now, I’m always surprised to see even a few people ...