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The Option Pool Shuffle

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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. share to $1.00/share:

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors: Part 2.

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Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 2 by Nivi on February 27th, 2008 Here are more frequently asked questions about advisors. The options typically vest monthly over 1-2 years with 100% single-trigger acceleration and no cliff. See Part 1 for the rest.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. Don’t leave anything out just because you and your co-founders already talked about it.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 1

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by Nivi on January 31st, 2008. This is the advisor paradox : hire advisors for good advice but don’t follow it, apply it. Your task is to hire the maverick advisors in the crowd. Hiring advisors is an ongoing effort. Then hire him if you like the results. Rod. // Feb 9, 2008 at 9:36 pm.