Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We had personally invested $70,000 of our own money at this point, and we were hoping to raise at least another $250,000 to help us hire a team, launch our company, and begin to build our product. This should be clearly spelled out in your Capitalization Table , or “Cap Table” as it’s commonly called.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up. Projections were based on dozens of operational assumptions related to pricing, production, marketing spend, etc. In banking, a lot of my time was spent on modeling cash flows.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Early employees are paid a salary from day 1, don't have to have the reputation/connections to raise money, take on much less risk, and often have much more information about the company (team so far, financials, product traction/progress) when they decide to join than the founders do when they found the company. This answer.

Equity 40

Equity Employee Founder Cofounder 40

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue. The explicit details of the capital structure of a company are typically obfuscated from the average employee.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40