1) There is no way to "determine" this directly. Launch is when YOU (you being the company) say it is.
2) Not necessarily IME, but expect a management shakeup if funding does occur. Your current leadership may be considered unfundable, but if the product is viable the company (legal entity) may be fundable, albeit with some chaos.
3) You can't, however if you've learned things and can articulate how you have learned and grown from the experience (on paper and in person) you should be fine.
4) This is an unlikely outcome on your current path. You would need to have shown some exceptional leadership and insight skills to get to an EIR role. It is possible to do that in the next 6 years, but you would need a launch in the next 12 months, then 3-4 years of steep growth, with yourself playing a highly active role in managing a large aspect of the business through that growth curve. IE: you need to deeply experience the growth and success of a company, be involved in the details, and have clear responsibility for key decisions. You would likely be best off seeing this through and then founding/co-founding something on your own (and taking that corp to an equity event that is considered a success).
1. There are certain milestones we have to meet before we can launch. We have a great product, but we have some holes we have to fill. I can't get more specific here.
2. The leadership of the company is excellent. We're in trouble (in my estimation only) because no startup can afford to have a key person take a dive, and every developer is key.
3. Thanks.
4. Why is it this way? My understanding, and I could be mistaken, of the EIR role is that it's someone who works at startups while sponsored and mentored by the VC firm. I would be excellent in such a position, not now (and possibly never) as an EIR-to-CEO, but as an EIR-to-senior developer (if such a thing exists).
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1) There is no way to "determine" this directly. Launch is when YOU (you being the company) say it is.
2) Not necessarily IME, but expect a management shakeup if funding does occur. Your current leadership may be considered unfundable, but if the product is viable the company (legal entity) may be fundable, albeit with some chaos.
3) You can't, however if you've learned things and can articulate how you have learned and grown from the experience (on paper and in person) you should be fine.
4) This is an unlikely outcome on your current path. You would need to have shown some exceptional leadership and insight skills to get to an EIR role. It is possible to do that in the next 6 years, but you would need a launch in the next 12 months, then 3-4 years of steep growth, with yourself playing a highly active role in managing a large aspect of the business through that growth curve. IE: you need to deeply experience the growth and success of a company, be involved in the details, and have clear responsibility for key decisions. You would likely be best off seeing this through and then founding/co-founding something on your own (and taking that corp to an equity event that is considered a success).
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Thanks.
1. There are certain milestones we have to meet before we can launch. We have a great product, but we have some holes we have to fill. I can't get more specific here.
2. The leadership of the company is excellent. We're in trouble (in my estimation only) because no startup can afford to have a key person take a dive, and every developer is key.
3. Thanks.
4. Why is it this way? My understanding, and I could be mistaken, of the EIR role is that it's someone who works at startups while sponsored and mentored by the VC firm. I would be excellent in such a position, not now (and possibly never) as an EIR-to-CEO, but as an EIR-to-senior developer (if such a thing exists).