Found+READ: Comments by Carleen Hawn

Carleen Hawn — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:59:46 GMT

Jay, I’d be interested in publishing your study here for Found|READ. Are you willing to let us repost it?
Carleen Hawn
Editor
Found|READ

Carleen Hawn — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:55:46 GMT

Hi Michael, we’re delighted you like this format. What you express is exactly what we have in mind—ultimately you’ll find a catalogue of all this useful information and commentunder the tabs Read:Questions and Found:Answers. Evenutally, you should be able to search through these catalogues in different ways to find what you need by subject. But for now I’ll work on a digest of responses to each question and post them at the end of the week. Thanks for your comment and suggestion, Carleen

Carleen Hawn — Tue, 22 May 2007 05:24:38 GMT

There are other challenges with so-called “moonlighting” too, such as protecting your IP from your current employer. Sadly, this can be tricky. CHECK IN TMRW for a great post on the “Dangers of Moonlighting” by a Found|READ-er who tried it…with some negative consequences.

Carleen Hawn — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:20:34 GMT

FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL:
This comes from a well-known VC on Sand Hill Road, who can’t speak about such things publicly. I post it here for your information:

“10% is high, but dividends are fairly typical, although usually not paid in practice. There is often a ‘when and if’ clause declared by the board in preferred stock terms, but I’ve rarely seen the board actually declare a dividend.”

Carleen Hawn — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:31:39 GMT

Thanks, Nivi, for the reference to Brad’s site. Perhaps we can get *him* to comment on the topic as he has previously published his views on it. Thanks for trying to keep our content sharp.

Carleen Hawn — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:26:07 GMT

Funny, and good to know J.R., only I had to look it up: *card·sharp* Pronunciation: -“shärp
Variant(s): or card·sharp·er Noun: *“a person who habitually _cheats_ at cards”*

Naturally, and using the vernacular known so well to those of us who don’t own a deck, I took “card shark” to mean “expert.” Anyway, ‘tis my choice in headline, not Matt’s, so any error is mine, too. But heh, thanks for playing!

Carleen Hawn — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:10:45 GMT

Hi Seth, thanks for your comment. I don’t think Spitzer was trying to encourage bad behavior, or secrecy. I suspect he was playing Devil’s Advocate (in a way that only the most provacative lawyers can) to prove a point. He’s really saying you *should not* try to cover your tracks, such as email your staff to shred documents, or email your staff to backdate stock options. But yours is a useful and interesting perspective. Best, Carleen

Carleen Hawn — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:21:42 GMT

Tom, are you in Afghanistan now? And would you consider writing for us about your experience(s) trying to keep your business—to say nothing of yourself and those around you—alive while there? I’m sure we could all learn a lot from what you’re going through.

Carleen Hawn — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:17:23 GMT

OK guys, if your fear is getting the better of you just now; if you’re worried that the hard work and vulnerability you’ve subjected yourself to might be too high stakes after all, “READ THIS”:http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:S6_f_BsuH80J:herosjourneyentrepreneurship.org/heros_journey_entrepreneurship.html+Courage+is+not+the+absense+of+fear+but&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us, and be reminded of why you’re doing it.

Carleen Hawn — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:08:58 GMT

Found|READers everywhere salute you, Matt! Keep us posted on how things are going—and post about your experience.
best,
Carleen