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early-stage startups

also referred to as: early stage startup · early stage startups

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 13, 2021 by Cassidy Toles · across every show →

Everything said about early-stage startups, oldest first

Apr 13, 2021 negative
Insight
Toles advises founders against incorporating in Delaware on day one
“An early stage startup frequently can't afford that cost, and I don't recommend incorporating in Delaware from day one. It's a capital expense that you don't necessarily need to operate on.”
Cassidy Toles Apr 13, 2021 ▶ 4:24 The Phantom Stock Plan Founders Use Before Going Public
Jul 16, 2024 negative
Opinion
Weisbrot: Transparency is rare in startups because founders must project success
“And I feel like transparency is not really the norm in early stage startups because the goal is to pretend publicly that everything's fine so that you can make your investors happy. You can get more clients, but privately, typically things are shit show.”
Sean Weisbrot Jul 16, 2024 ▶ 5:56 She Hit $1M and Tried to Maintain It. Her Soul Would Not Allow It.
Jun 27, 2025 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wolf: Startups trading massive equity for tiny angel checks almost always fail
“When you're writing checks of that size and the company's that early, they almost always fail.”
Brandon Wolf Jun 27, 2025 ▶ 23:07 Empty Calorie Revenue Is Silently Eating Your Profit
Mar 17, 2026 negative
Opinion
Levin: Early-stage startups paying fundraising intermediaries is a negative signal
“Well, as an investor, certainly at the very early stages to me, it's somewhat of a negative signal. If I see that they've hired and are actually paying, whether it's an investment bank or you know, usually these are more boutique type of operations.”
Ron Levin Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 14:39 Why the Co-Founder Who Stayed CEO Was the Right Call
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