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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

In 2010 I deconstructed the filings for GameFly and Quinstreet. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. What They Do: Travel search engine.

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What is it Like to Negotiate a VC Round?

Both Sides of the Table

The truth is that I’ve been warning about convertible notes since 2010 it was first declared that “convertible notes have won.” How much is in the option pool? If you have 8 senior managers in place and I don’t think you’ll need as many people I might accept an option pool of 8% unallocated.

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Startups: Cut the Wheat from the Chaff on Quora

VC Cafe

I wanted to share some of the questions I’ve found particularly useful for startups: What SaaS products are on the startup’s toolchain in 2010? Short answer: we posted in Craigslist for “Founding Engineers&# when we were starting and couldn’t pay salaries. 5 engineers. Github – version control.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

venturehacks.com

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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Using warrants to pump up your VC valuation

www.mattbartus.com

Matt Bartus — February 9, 2010. You have a 20% option pool, so you know this will take your ownership down from 80% to 60%, and the VC will get 25%. Option Pool. Option Pool. 25 comments since March 31, 2010 Five questions that startups should ask a pro. December 2010 (1).

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Founders versus early employees

www.startupnorth.ca

Lead Engineer 0.5 – 1 5+ years experience Engineer 0.33 – 0.66 Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 – 0.33 Table 1: Options Grants in Silicon Valley for Series A from VentureHacks The numbers from VentureHacks are guidelines. They are rough estimates.Any one have sample option grants in Canada?

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

thestartuplawyer.com

Before I bring in any principals I will have the company all set up, some engineering done and patents pending. When I find, and hire on options, the three perfect CEs/directors must I consider them co founders and treat them accordingly? Tamer Salama says: August 14, 2010 at 11:32 am Thank you for your great posts.