Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. How complex is the capitalization table? History gaps and founder turnover may indicate a long road ahead. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 436

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 436

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. How complex is the capitalization table? History gaps and founder turnover may indicate a long road ahead. Marty Zwilling

Sweat Equity 207

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 207

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years. The vesting schedule protects each of the co-founders in case one gets hit by a bus or decides to drop the project after a short period of time. Time to update the cap table.

Cap Table 133

Cap Table CTO Hire Technical Cofounder Cofounder 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. How complex is the capitalization table? History gaps and founder turnover may indicate a long road ahead. Marty Zwilling.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. How complex is the capitalization table? History gaps and founder turnover may indicate a long road ahead. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 120

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We were targeting to raise around $3 million in investment capital. 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. Can they create and advise on a Capitalization Table?

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. I can tell you that, among other problems, any uncertainty in the capitalization table when the company is acquired will be resolved squarely and unequivocally in favor of the buyer. A View from the Valley.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40