The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Many of the conversations and talks there revolved around the importance of having big ambition and of doing quality work. Betting too early on a billion dollar outcome and building up a big liquidation preference can turn what would otherwise have been a decent success into a failure.

Liquidation Preference 134

Liquidation Preference Distribution Web Conversion 134

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

" 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. liquidation preference. Why you have to design products for how your customers are , and not how you want them to be. It shows a lack of interest. Yes, even bootstrappers.

Cofounder 175

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

However, as I started designing 1M/1M, it was clear to me that what we have learned and fine-tuned here at such a furious pace needs to be encapsulated and made available to the larger world of entrepreneurs. The $1000 annual fee grants paying members unlimited usage of the service. Numerous lessons. RS: Thanks Sramana. 1m1m.sramanamitra.com.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Term-sheets for preferred stock offerings are designed to protect the investor in case things don’t go as well as planned. Second a liquidation preference and a participation. On page two of the spreadsheet, you can see the result of dividends, liquidation preferences, and participation terms.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

This includes the application process, phone calls with us, conversations with co-founders, investors and counsel, etc. but RBI is really designed to be an equity-replacement solution. But this is the same for a VC round with a liquidation preference. Soup to nuts.

Revenue 60

Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

Part 3 will cover certain special issues, such as (i) what happens if the startup is acquired prior to the note’s conversion to equity? (ii) ii) what happens if the maturity date is reached prior to the note’s conversion to equity? Are the Series Seed and Other Standardized Forms Really as Fast and Cheap as Convertible Notes?

Preferred Stock 87

Preferred Stock Finance Common Stock Liquidation Preference 87