Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2015
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.
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:
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VC Cafe
OCTOBER 16, 2010
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? How do bootstrapped companies hire talent? Short answer: Chargify – recurring payments. Github – version control. Lighthouse – bug tracking.
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).
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
August 2010 Two years ago I wrote about what I called " a huge, unexploitedopportunity in startup funding :" the growing disconnect betweenVCs, whose current business model requires them to invest largeamounts, and a large class of startups that need less than theyused to. 13 ]Im not saying option pools themselves will go away.
venturehacks.com
DECEMBER 9, 2012
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. Advisory Boards Advice « John Philip Green. // Mar 26, 2010 at 2:10 pm. [.]
www.startupnorth.ca
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Being an early hire at a startup gives an individual the ability to make tremendous impact on an organization as it grows – and both the founders and those hires should know it.” This should force companies to think about building value with each early hire, and not just filling a position. It’s just unfeasible.
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