Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. But your co-founder had been senior at one of the big enterprise software companies and if I remember correctly American Express had run a big pilot with you. Some were interesting, some weren’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

years ago and told me, “I just got offered the chance to buy this company because the founder doesn’t want to continue. How much dilution should I take for it?&# My friend’s company was pre-revenue. Me: “Zero dilution. Sometimes this involves co-CEO’s. BUT … it’s your company.

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Hippoland

APRIL 10, 2016

Dear elizy : I started a company in school with two co-founders. But, Ada wants to split the equity 50% her, 20% Bob and 20% me with a 10% option pool. Although there are no set numbers, your professor should be considered as an active advisor or a co-founder who has left rather than a full-time co-founder.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Besides the future potential earnings youre forgoing, youre also diluting your own ownership in the company. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays. Tools & Research.

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

When you evaluate a candidate, ask yourself whether she is likely to increase the next round’s share price (include the dilution of her market rate options). Could you spend the remaining 10% on killer developers and sales guys? Ask the Attorney” – Founder Vesting. If the answer is yes, she is a possible hire.

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