David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. However, many industry experts question the accuracy of early-stage market data, given many startups are no longer filing their Form Ds. RBI structures help to protect the equity of both founders and investors. of founders raise VC; the other 99.4%

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Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Great news — your startup just got accepted to an incubator! But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. Pre-money valuations startups receive from incubators are typically low…really low.

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Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

www.copelandfirm.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

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Intellectual Property Founder Vesting Bridge Financing 40

venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. If you don’t keep your eyes on the option pool, your investors will slip it in the pre-money and cost you millions of dollars of effective valuation. Do you mean the shares go to the founders? That does work if the company gets sold before another round of financing.

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Option Pool Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Warrant 68