James from Pomelo

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[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@lolitataub Lol no. Advising what? Whether they should invest in you?

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@galeforceVC As someone who both works in rewards management in start-ups and also researchs it, I would say I am not sure this adds up in the start-up environment, but maybe in a big corporate?

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

$500M in ESOP buybacks! How good is this?!

[Aviral Bhatnagar @aviralbhat]

2021 was a headline year for Indian startups:

- $39Bn of capital deployed
- 44 new unicorns
- $14Bn in exits
- $500M in ESOP buybacks
- 1500+ deals
- ~4x growth in value, 2x in volume
- 3rd largest ecosystem in the world

Hard to repeat year

[Aviral Bhatnagar @aviralbhat]

2021 was a headline year for Indian startups:

- $39Bn of capital deployed
- 44 new unicorns
- $14Bn in exits
- $500M in ESOP buybacks
- 1500+ deals
- ~4x growth in value, 2x in volume
- 3rd largest ecosystem in the world

Hard to repeat year

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

A very good collection of resources here!

#ESOP #EmployeeEquity #FairCompensation

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@benbarbersmith .... I sometimes feel like this is lifes curse!

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@fdestin @MStothard This is great Fred, basically treat people like adults. They can handle feedback, just dont waste more time than is required.

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@jspujji Would be interested to hear from people who have had some good advice from their investors? What was the advice? Why was it something you couldnt see yourself?

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@dr Agreed! But I have no kids... 😂

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@EannaKelly1 @amyrlewin You know me so well!

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@BrewDog Elvis Juiceeeeeeeee

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@eduovrignorance @victor_bigfield I also have access to my own schedule, but still sometimes struggle to fully own it. I am going to give it a go! I will report back with my progress 👍😀

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@eduovrignorance @victor_bigfield Oooooh I like this. Do you have to actively control when you go to sleep? Eg is the bodys natural wake up urge based upon how many hours you have slept or can it naturally wake you at a certain time regardless of amount of sleep? (obviously not advising low amounts of sleep lol!)

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@adadithya Employee equity programs ;-)

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

This is some pretty cool data - its interesting to see that in the early stages founders will definitely be paid less than their employees! I suppose this makes sense from a risk-reward perspective given the balance on equity ownership at these early stages

[Amy Lewin @amyrlewin]

How much do founders pay themselves?

@seedcamp has FINALLY gathered us all some data 👀

Find out how much your peers are paying themselves here...

https://t.co/jOxckQFNgL

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@justinkan Or said differently, you do not make money investing if you are not willing to take some risk. If your money is scared, and doesnt take risk, it wont make money.

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@miaannguyen Hello, over here!🤚

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

What a morning for the team at Pomelo listening in to @fdestin and @franco1s discussing fundraising strategies! Definitely check out the @FundraisingBC

[James from Pomelo @PomeloEquity]

@cjaythecreator I have the academic reference for this - if I remember correctly this is using public census data, taking every company formed and then seeing when they are shut - this catches lots of shells, or firms that never really tried anything, so the figure is high