Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. 166M round closed Dec 2007. Pre-IPO Funding History: Kayak has raised approximately $235M in VC funding to date. Pre-money valuation was approx.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The Equity Equation. by Nivi on July 19th, 2007. As this nuclear winter of venture hacks continues, I thought you might enjoy our thoughts on Paul Graham’s The Equity Equation. ” Read the rest of The Equity Equation first; it is great. You have to pay market rates regardless of the equity equation.

Equity 40

Equity Cap Table Valuation RSS 40

venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Don’t lose this game.

Option Pool 68

Option Pool Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation 68

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. Back to the panel.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

www.startupnorth.ca

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The Adventure of a Lifetime 17 Pithy Insights for Startup Founders 17 Pithy Insights for Startup Employees Venture Hacks > Hiring Venture Hacks > Employees Venture Hacks > The Option Pool Shuffle Paul Graham > The Equity Equation [link] boris It's important to note that those options grants are AFTER a Series A funding.

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Employee Founder Salary Equity 41

venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Breakups are hard If you’re going to fall out with your co-founder, do it early, recover the equity into the option pool to keep the company going, and recruit someone else great to fill the missing slot. © 2007 Venture Hacks (not including the pictures) — Cutline Theme by Chris Pearson. Learn more.

Cofounder 101

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 101

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

If your company hasn’t raised a Series A, increase the advisor’s equity by roughly 30%-50% to account for dilution from seed investors, Series A investors, option pools, swimming pools, and the like. Finally, there is a beauty to paying in equity rather than an equivalent amount of cash. Learn more.

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Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44