If you ask Jesse Kirshbaum, the founder and CEO of New York-based New Universal Entertainment (NUE) Agency, how he got his start in the music industry, he’ll probably recount the time he danced in a Puff Daddy music video. However it’s not his dance moves that catapulted his career. He credits that knowing how to […]

There has been a lot of news about Twitter in the last few weeks, most recently the post from The Atlantic, “A Eulogy for Twitter.” The article argues that although Twitter’s users are increasing, their users are less active. Others have pointed out that this is not a fair comparison and I agree with those […]

Alternative Minimum Tax Rate We’ve previously explored how equity options work at startups, today we’re taking a deeper dive into certain tax pitfalls to watch out for when exercising your options. Although incentive stock options (ISOs) are generally more tax friendly than non-qualifying or non-statutory options (NSOs), ISOs can pose Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) traps and lead […]

Member spotlight is a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we recently chatted with Samantha Trinh, startup advisor and founder of Ennovae & Company. Ennovae & Co. is a New York-based digital agency and strategy consulting firm that partners with scalable startups to develop go-to-market strategies for new product launches […]

We’d all like to see that swooping, hockey stick incline in revenue when we’re ramping up our startups. But more often than not, the hockey stick breaks, and revenue stalls at some point in the growth process. This trend is a daunting reality for startup founders, and one that they would obviously like to avoid. […]

Maybe you’re like me and have gone through periods when clients or perspective clients weren’t respecting your time. I myself was getting way too frustrated with these non-existent meetings and the people I had appointments with. And then I realized that while I couldn’t correct the situation entirely, there were a few things I could […]

If you’re thinking about launching a Kickstarter campaign, your video is going to be a vital component of the process – according to Kickstarter, projects with a video succeed at a much higher rate (50% vs. 30%), and they also raise more money. So it’s important. However, the likelihood is that you don’t have the budget to […]

Founders Agreement Founders of technology-based and life sciences startups do not generally enter into “employment agreements” with their companies. Employment agreements typically provide the employee with rights to severance and other employment-related protections. Because of the large equity stake the founders have in the company and the importance of cash to a startup, investors will […]