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Early Stage Advisor Equity Grants

Eric Friedman

I have been on both sides of the cap table of advisors. They can help open doors and close sales. Having them on your cap table, or even in your slide deck as an advisor would bring you credibility.] If any of these match what you are going through, you have come to the right place.

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VC Optimism Returning But More Pain Ahead In Their Portfolios

Hunter Walker

The reality is lots of companies – many of them quite promising – have already undergone, or will be facing, next financings which “clean up” old cap tables. As The Information proclaims, “ Unicorn Fire Sales Ahead.” Whatever gets reported is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

So they agreed to match True’s term sheet. This states how the proceeds from a sale or dissolution of the company will be distributed. I told them that True Ventures had stuck to their brand name and submitted a totally clean term sheet. No gotchas. No option pool shuffle. No hidden terms.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

You can conduct group interviews, get your candidate “liquored up” (not a recommendation), and even have a trial period on the job to see if there’s a good match. Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company.

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Need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). For those of you who fit that description, nice work. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. That way, startups only have one entity in the cap table, which simplifies documentation and structure. with a $3 sale.

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Tips For Women Wanting To Start A Business From Scratch

YoungUpstarts

It allows you to truly focus on your product/idea instead of cap tables and keeping investors happy. CoFoundersLab.com is a free service that matches entrepreneurs based on their strengths and personalities. Consider working part-time as a transition into entrepreneurship. Have an original idea.

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