venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Normal advisors are also assembled by naive entrepreneurs who think the mere presence of an advisory board will create social proof and help them raise money. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. Many advisors want options they can exercise immediately —that’s fine.

Advisory Board 44

Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

First you must create a stock option plan using your attorney, which must be registered in many states as a security offering. Options are usually best with “C” corporations but granting options for either LLC’s or “S” corporations are not a real problem. That size of grant would take much or most of the option pool.

Equity 62

Equity Stock Options Vesting Early Stage 62

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

First you must create a stock option plan using your attorney, which must be registered in many states as a security offering. Options are usually best with “C” corporations, but granting options for either LLC’s or “S” corporations are not a real problem. That size of grant would take much or most of the option pool.

Early Stage 102

Early Stage Equity Stock Options Vesting 102

Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

First you must create a stock option plan using your attorney, which must be registered in many states as a security offering. An option plan should carve out an addition of about 15% of the “fully diluted” shares. The board must approve the plan including this number, and shareholders must approve the plan as well.

Early Stage 85

Early Stage Equity Stock Options Vesting 85