Negotiations are a Game of Chess, Not Checkers

PerezBox - Playing Checkers in a Chess Game

Negotiating a deal for your company is one of the most nerve wrecking processes you will go through in your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re raising capital, exiting, or buying a company, the stresses are similar across each event. Tony, you are playing checkers in a chess game. One of the most profound insights I ever…

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Yes, You will Have to Hustle

I continue to see the rise in the “anti-hustle” movement in tech startup. While it is one perspective, I don’t think it’s an absolute for all. Honestly, I think it sends the wrong message to those starting out. The anti-hustle movement is this idea that it doesn’t have to be crazy. That you don’t have…

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Decentralizing Social Platforms

The past few years I have grown more disenfranchised with closed-platforms, specifically social platforms. This idea that a conglomerate is built on our information, our data, is wrong. It provides a warm fuzzy to say that social frameworks exist not to abuse our data, our content, but the reality is it does very little beyond…

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Social Platforms Should Not Be Arbiters of Truth

President Trump, the current US president, recently shared a post on Twitter sharing his beliefs on the new move for more mail-in Ballots in California. In it he talked to the risks, from being substantially fraudulent, to the theft, and forgery. Twitter decided that this was the right time to introduce their fact-checking service. They…

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Preparing For An Exit

In my last article I shared the journey we embarked on when selling Sucuri. In this article I will share insights I have collected over the past decade working with all types of organization. These are just a few of the things I wish I knew before, and things I believe will help improve your…

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Selling a Startup

Experience would suggest there is no blueprint to how, or when, to sell. In the end, it falls on your intuition as the founder, or executive. There is, however, a magical delta, a sweet spot, that you want to be considerate of. Selling Sucuri made one thing abundantly clear. Never sell too early, and never…

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