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Guy Kawasaki of Garage Tech Ventures

Friday, 17 October 2008 08:55 The Venture Capitalist Venture Capital - Entrepreneurs
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Your background is with Apple Computers. How does your experience at a big corporation aid in development of early stage companies?

Apple was a large corporation divided into several little divisions. Each separate division acted as its own little company. My badge number at Apple was 5041, so I was there fairly early, but not employee number 3 by any means.

How long were you with Apple?

I stayed there 7 years, concentrating mostly on software and new product launches.

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Early Stage Employment Concerns

Friday, 17 October 2008 08:38 The Venture Capitalist Venture Capital - Entrepreneurs
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By: Mark Howitson

Employee vs. Independent Contractor

Whether a person is an employee or independent contractor is determined by law, and the law often disregards what the parties actually call their relationship.  Emerging growth companies are tempted to call someone an independent contractor rather than employee because independent contractors do not receive benefits and do not need to be paid minimum wage.  Also, sometimes an individual wants to be considered an independent contractor for any number of personal reasons.

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