Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Jane and Dick, our fearless cofounders of SayAhh, have set up an accounting system and created their first set of financial statements. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years. As first time entrepreneurs they did not create an employee options pool; we’ll fix that in a little while.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Accel has already invested over $60 million in French start-ups and we would like to invest more – but will there be enough entrepreneurs left if the new Tax laws are voted in? With the experience accumulated during the first internet boom, this talent pool has grown considerably and gained in strength over the past few years.

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France Europe Capital Gains Dilution 71

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Non-competes are contracts between employers and employees that prohibit employees from leaving to join competing companies, often for a specific period of time. Non-solicits are the same, but prohibit former employees from recruiting others they may have worked with at a given company to join them at a new company.

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Silicon Valley Non-Compete San Francisco Government 36

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

Dividends paid and capital gains realized on a per-share basis provide ordinary shareholders with a way to participate in the profits stream of the company. It is possible to participate in a company’s capital gains (losses) without purchasing its common stock if the owner of a warrant holds it for a lengthy period of time.

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Valuation Equity Warrant Common Stock 108

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For more background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Underaddressed market.

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Revenue SBIC Cofounder Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms).

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Balance Sheet Government 298