startups Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:48:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png startups Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 The 2017 Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies List https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/2017-career-launching-companies-list/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:30:03 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7019 Editor’s note: Check out our 2021 Career-Launching Companies List. Today we are pleased to present our fifth annual list of US mid-sized information technology companies with momentum. We publish this list because it is our responsibility as a financial advisor to provide the advice that maximizes your net worth. As proud as we are of […]

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]]> How To Dig Out From A Career Failure https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/silicon-valley-career-path-success-failure/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:42:48 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3510 When I entered the venture capital business in 1982, Route 128 in Boston was as much a breeding ground for startups as Silicon Valley. That is no longer the case. I believe the Valley’s tolerance for failure allowed it to overtake Boston as the world’s technology center. In the Valley, you’re respected for taking a […]

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]]> How Do I Choose Where To Work? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/choose-right-job-company/ Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:29:14 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3365 When it comes to deciding where you’re going to work, the quality of the company trumps everything else. After Wealthfront developed a Startup Compensation Tool allowing people to compare their salary and equity compensation packages against the market, our clients and readers asked us how they could identify a great company to work for. My […]

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]]> Managing A Silicon Valley Windfall https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/silicon-valley-new-rich-financial-planning/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3336 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? Read our Guide to Equity & IPOs Sudden money – such as comes with an IPO or an acquisition – is a good thing, right? Yes, but it’s often accompanied by stress. People […]

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]]> The 12 Crucial Questions About Stock Options https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/stock-options-package-valuation/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:39:54 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=2105 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? Read our Guide to Equity & IPOs Next time someone offers you 100,000 options to join their company, don’t get too excited. Over my 30-year career in Silicon Valley, I’ve watched many employees […]

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