@KatieS Blame the medium ๐ง for this๐.
It is so out-dated, every thing in this world today gives real-time feed: Whatsapp read receipts to delivery notifications on e-commerce purchases.
@jjen_abel Many times these Non Founders are the early hire who eventually becomes the core team.
Has Stock options and buy-in in the companyโs key aspects
@katieharr1988 In a regional sales review,
Boss: Your sales figures are pathetic, Which college are you from ?
Me: Itโs ranked way higher than the one you are from ๐ฟ
Colleagues: ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐คช๐๐คญ๐ฌ
Boss: ๐ก๐คฏ๐ฅ
@Robert_Charming@agazdecki ๐Having so many on the cap table and then engaging them becomes a full time alternate role ... Sometimes puts the vision and purpose on the back seat.
@Alexander_LMS@agazdecki Less the %, more its a job ๐คจ.
worse: one can quit a job anytime, but not when you own a % ๐.
More worse than work hard to build otherโs dream is to convince your dream to others every week, month, year when your % is low ๐ง
More worse: the rest % is owned by dumbFs
@mattwensing@agazdecki Itโs a journey from (100% entrepreneur, 0% Employee) of a bootstrapped company to (X % entrepreneur, Y% Employee) of a funded company to finally (90+ % Employee with y% shares) in a large company.
@aneetta_joby_ 1) Winning a customer (making someone pay as proof for value you offer.
2) Hiring a team member (making someone convinced to invest his time)
3) Getting funded (making someone believe to invest his money)
R definite milestones - not compulsory, but are worth feel good abt.
@jjen_abel 3) R U Asking customers to save money ?
4) R U Asking customers to make more money ?
๐ง and you are asking a % / fraction of the differential above.
@mwseibel ๐คNeed more people talking about this ... unfortunately it is seen as more Investors to update and keep talking to and more interrupts in the hustle