David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
different perspective as a lawyer (lots of phone calls from founders with problems). you want to form a Delaware corporation. Zuckerberg” problem – IP is not assigned to the company by the founders and/or third-party developers (including in foreign countries). One-year cliff appropriate if you don’t know your co-founder.
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Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g., issues to address include: How have they treated their other portfolio companies? Are they good guys or jerks? Can they be counted-on and trusted?
David Teten
MAY 7, 2019
We assume we’ll be structured as a traditional Delaware C corporation. We agree on an equity split, vesting, and initial compensation structure. See Should you co-found a company with your friend? And how do you split the equity? The company has a long-term vision far beyond politics. This work is unpaid. Sounds great!
David Teten
JULY 10, 2019
pre-launch, BIG equity, big peeps involved–ANY TIPS?? We assume we’ll be structured as a traditional Delaware C corporation. We agree on an equity split, vesting, and initial compensation structure. See Should you co-found a company with your friend? And how do you split the equity? We’re off to the races!
Up and Running
MAY 23, 2016
“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 26, 2011
When we were last with our SayAhh cofounders, they had implemented an accounting system and Jane had contributed $50,000 for a 55/45% equity split. The investments by the founders created two transactions. The Basic Accounting Equation states that Total Assets always must equal Total Liabilities plus Equity.
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