Unlike many sports, climbing has a vibrant community of participants in their 60s and 70s. The Ironworks gym in Berkeley, California, calls these veteran climbers the Geriatric Crew.
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Employee Private Tender Offers: what information do companies need to disclose?
(Originally published for Founders Circle on January 8th, 2018) In order to conduct or facilitate a private tender offer, companies are often required to disclose confidential information they’re used to guarding closely. Because the potential sellers—usually employees—typically don’t have the same information as the buyer—usually a current institutional shareholder, a growth equity fund, or the…
A Brief History of Secondary Sales Stock Sales: from one-offs to employee tender offers
(Originally published for Founders Circle on February 20th, 2018) In Silicon Valley, a tender offer that allows longtime employees at high-performing startups to get some liquidity is fast becoming an expected benefit. While secondary stock sales have always been possible, their popularity—and legitimacy—has soared in the past 10 years as successful companies put off IPOs in…
Protected: A Dose of Reality (please contact me for access)
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Meet the Young Women Hitting Up Holland and Barrett to Cure Their Come Down
Can there ever be such a thing as safe sesh? The Debrief looks at the rise of attempts to offset the effects of psychoactive drugs like MDMA with healthy supplements and anti-depressants.
San Francisco’s Sex-Story Underground
“Should we share this bench and totally freak that girl out?” Dixie De La Tour motioned to a bench at Dolores Park. A woman in her mid-20s sat at one end, working on what looked like trig homework.
Personal statement: Confessions of an NPR addict
If you asked my roommates what’s the hardest part about living with me, they would probably say it’s the fact that I listen to talk radio while I sleep.
Carta rebrand
Originally created for Carta rebrand on November 2nd, 2017
Startups Lure Salespeople with Equity as an Incentive
Salespeople are stereotypically competitive, hungry and cash-oriented, but like any employee at a startup, equity can play a role in their compensation.
From cars to scooters, Q &A with Scoot Networks’ VP of Finance
Originally published for Carta.com on September 14th, 2017 Sunaina Seelam is the VP of finance at Scoot Networks. After working in the automotive industry, shifting to the rental business model at Scoot was a new challenge. Scoot rents motorized scooters for easy and affordable transit around the San Francisco streets. Carta: What does a typical…
