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Kellblog Predictions for 2023

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But in 2009, with the founding of A16Z , came a new era of founder friendliness and along with it a founder invisibility cloak (or should I say invincibility cloak) whereby the presumption that the founder should run the company became nearly absolute. Stock-based compensation (SBC) is increasingly controversial.

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How to Acquire a $400B World-Class Company by WePay (Video + Transcript)

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We grew our team by 50% this year, continuing to grow. So I think like anything it’s been good and bad. We had built this amazing team that I wanted to make sure that we continued to sort of grow and invest in and kind of keep the band together. And I think our team has done that too. Tina Hsiao : Yeah.