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How to Raise Investment Capital - According to VC Jeff Clavier

ReadWriteStart

He believes that equity need not be distributed equally, as long as everyone involved is happy with their arrangement. And as long as founders don't have an argument about equity shares in front of the investors they are pitching. You can also follow Kedrosky on Twitter. Are all co-founders equal, Clavier asked? Discuss.

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Version 2.0 and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes

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.  That’s because there are not that many issues to negotiate in a simple equity financing.   Based on the comments received, both on the blog and in the many deals in which these documents have been used, I am convinced that the terms of a simple set of equity documents are really not an issue. 

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Founders versus early employees

www.startupnorth.ca

They are rough estimates.Any one have sample option grants in Canada? and then further dilute for advisors (0.5% – 1% – 2%) and early employees (5 – 15% *if* they are foregoing major chunks of salary). More equity? Lead Engineer 0.5 – 1 5+ years experience Engineer 0.33 – 0.66 Are the percentages different?

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I built a multi-million dollar company (and sold it) from New Brunswick Canada. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. Thanks, Phil Up North. 1) Hire A’s.