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8 Questions You Should Ask Before You Join A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

How complex is the capitalization table? The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. Think twice before you jump in. Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary.

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8 Red Flags To Evaluate Before Pledging To A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

How complex is the capitalization table? The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. Think twice before you jump in. Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary.

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Validate The Pedigree Of A Startup Before You Jump

Startup Professionals Musings

How complex is the capitalization table? The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. Think twice before you jump in. Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary.

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8 Questions Before You Join Or Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

How complex is the capitalization table? The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. Think twice before you jump in. Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

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I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Taking a campaign online and encouraging non-accredited investors to use a crowdfunding platform is a great way to show their support, manage the volume, and market your business. However, entrepreneurs still need to approach angel investors offline for larger amounts of capital.

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

The bottom line: Startup CEOs/Founders need to do the projected capitalization table math on an as-converted, post-money basis from Day 1, before issuing any notes and modeling various possible future scenarios. It will be worth the time and effort.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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Managing Director, Enterprise Partners. In fact, by using analytics software that relies on a different way of measuring risk, the San Diego firm is becoming known in some circles as “the Moneyball of venture capital,” according to David Coats, a co-founder and managing partner. Dan'l Lewin. Ben Elowitz.