Acquisition Cost Preferred Stock Sales 
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Even though initial stock has no value or market, it is extremely valuable in dividing entity ownership between multiple co-founders, commensurate with their investment, contribution and role. Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 15, 2021
Even though initial stock has no value or market, it is extremely valuable in dividing entity ownership between multiple co-founders, commensurate with their investment, contribution and role. Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out.
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ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
It is going to cost a lot of money just to get the initial batch of products to test the market and would definitely require external funding. The shares given out can either be common stocks or preferred stocks. ? Debt investment. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming. These are also another form of funding.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 18, 2015
Even though initial stock has no value or market, it is extremely valuable in dividing entity ownership between multiple co-founders, commensurate with their investment, contribution and role. Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
This required a repeatable and scalable sales process, which required a professional sales staff and a product stable enough that customers wouldn’t return it. Twenty-five years ago, to go public you had to sell stuff – not just acquire users or have freemium products. People had to actually pay you for your product. The founders.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
I had read somewhere that Apple’s cash pile was equivalent to Hungary’s GDP so I tweeted out the suggestion that perhaps an activist shareholder should push an acquisition of Hungary rather than thinking small (e.g. increasing dividends or issuing preferred stock).
Up and Running
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Typically, employers that offer employees equity compensation will do so in the form of common stock, preferred stock, or stock options. Don’t save starting costs by giving the business away.”. I’ll go into the difference between these in just a moment. Types of equity compensation. Pay the fees [for your vendors].
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