Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

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.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

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. share to $1.00/share:

Option Pool 68

Option Pool Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Warrant 68

venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. Partner with someone who is irrationally ethical, or a rational believer that nice guys finish first. Building a great company without a partner is like raising kids without a… Nearly everything I’ve written on this topic applies to dating and marriage.

Cofounder 101

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 101

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Lead Engineer 0.5 - 1. 5+ years Experience Engineer 0.33 - 0.66. Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 - 0.33. Percent of the outstanding option pool: meaningless. Strike price of options: meaningless. That’s where a good partner agreement comes into play. Title Range (%). CEO 5 - 10. Board Member 1.

Equity 62

Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

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).

Warrant 40

Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Your Business Partner Closer,&# was a reformatted version of a blog post titled “Keep Your Startup Co-Founder Closer&# which appeared in Ryan Roberts PC’s blog for startups and entrepreneurs, The Startup [.] Before I bring in any principals I will have the company all set up, some engineering done and patents pending.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40