Comments on: Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime.

By: Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups | Venture Funding Blog

Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups | Venture Funding Blog — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:13:17 +0000

[...] with this discussion, let me start with a definition of “early employee.” Steve Blank divides the individuals associated with startups [...]

By: Are You Ready? » FounderWise

Are You Ready? » FounderWise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:47 +0000

[...] Blank asks a lot of the right questions in his blog post: Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. Excerpted from his post: “When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or [...]

By: Do you have what it takes to be a founder? | VentureStart

Do you have what it takes to be a founder? | VentureStart — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:50:58 +0000

[...] takes to be a founder or co-founder of a company, or even an early participant. Below we copy from Steve Blank’s blog. When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask [...]

By: Jason Crawford » Crossing the Rubicon

Jason Crawford » Crossing the Rubicon — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:49:36 +0000

[...] If I succeed, it will be the most rewarding thing I have ever done. If I fail—at least I will own the failure. In any case, it will be the adventure of a lifetime. [...]

By: Pierro Marie (pierro) 's status on Thursday, 17-Sep-09 05:59:56 UTC - Identi.ca

Pierro Marie (pierro) 's status on Thursday, 17-Sep-09 05:59:56 UTC - Identi.ca — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:05 +0000

[...] http://steveblank.com/2009/06/11/am-i-founder-the-adventure-of-a-lifetime/ a few seconds ago from web [...]

By: Revue de presse | Simple Entrepreneur

Revue de presse | Simple Entrepreneur — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:09:18 +0000

[...] Am I a founder? The adventure of a lifetime. Un très bon article qui revient sur les traits de caractères nécessaires pour rejoindre une startup, suivant son profil : fondateurs, tous premiers employés et employés qui arrivent lorsque la société est déjà bien lancée. [...]

By: Founders versus early employees | DavidCrow.ca

Founders versus early employees | DavidCrow.ca — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:05:24 +0000

[...] Blank divides the individuals associated with startups [...]

By: » Founders versus early employees | StartupNorth

» Founders versus early employees | StartupNorth — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:15:30 +0000

[...] Blank divides the individuals associated with startups [...]

By: Links Roundup 07/02/09 | Marketing.fm - Eric Friedman

Links Roundup 07/02/09 | Marketing.fm - Eric Friedman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:38 +0000

[...] Are you a founder? Great writeup of what it takes to be a founder and see if you fit the bill. [...]

By: Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:56:31 +0000

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By: steveblank

steveblank — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:07:58 +0000

Charlie,
Nivi at Venture Hacks has great advice at http://venturehacks.com/archives – look at the “Equity” section. The rest is worth reading as well.

steve

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:39:38 +0000

I can’t help but notice that you don’t have anything listed between “Founder” and “Early Employee”.

You set up Early Employee this way:
“You still need to be comfortable with chaos and uncertainty, but by this time the major risk of where the first round of funding is coming from is gone.”

I’m in the situation of being such an early employee that it doesn’t fit this description. We have not had a first round of funding. Indeed, I’m taking on a similar kind of risk to that of the founders, the main difference being that they are all-in full-time and I am part time.

I’m wondering if you’ve seen this kind of situation before. After asking around about it, I’m getting the feeling it’s pretty rare. If you have, I’d be very interested in your take on it.

By: links for 2009-06-23 « Dan Creswell’s Linkblog

links for 2009-06-23 « Dan Creswell’s Linkblog — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:07:24 +0000

[...] Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. (tags: entrepreneurship startup business) [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:09:23 +0000

This is an excellent rundown. In truth, I would love to send it to past self. My self in about September of last year, as a matter of fact :-/

By: steveblank

steveblank — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:22:04 +0000

Actually this is the mistake most startup entrepreneurs make – particularly in tough economic times. Get customers first. The money will usually follow.
The post that would be relevant would be hints about “I have all these customers but can’t get funded.”

steve

By: YA

YA — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:48:41 +0000

Interesting. Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? This is the question where most of startups I see get stuck desperately – and never take off.

By: Michael Durwin

Michael Durwin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:11:42 +0000

As I embark on my first start-up I’m continuously bolstered by posts like these. Thanks Steve!

By: Founding, co-founding, and working in startups « Yet Another VC Blog

Founding, co-founding, and working in startups « Yet Another VC Blog — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:12:07 +0000

[...] a comment » Yet another brilliant post from Steve Blank, this time about what it takes to found, co-found, or work in a startup at various stages of [...]