Cofounder Finance Option Pool Startup 
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.
Pascal's View
JULY 9, 2017
Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. There is nothing wrong with using a SAFE or a convertible note in a startup if you know its implications. This is a fundamental issue that does, indeed, boil down to understanding the post-money valuation of a company.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2015
Over the years I’ve written extensively about the downsides of convertible notes for startups such as here , here and here. So how DOES a VC think about financings at early stages? How much is in the option pool? It’s worth reading his post to understand the problem. It’s very simple.
thestartuplawyer.com
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Finance | Tuesdays. Advisor. ); STARTUP. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. Innovation | Fridays.
The Startup Lawyer
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Great news — your startup just got accepted to an incubator! But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. Pre-money valuations startups receive from incubators are typically low…really low.
venturehacks.com
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. but it’s manageable.
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