CTO Option Pool Partner Valuation 
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was initially set higher but was adjusted to match the Ser B valuation. Series A-1 Preferred.
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
We had a rough time early on," says Parker, president and chief technology officer of Roving Software Inc. , Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., based in Waltham, Mass. Two trucks.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
Let’s assume that the company raised it at a normal VC valuation, which means it gave up 33% of the company and thus $5 million / 33% = $15 million post-money valuation. So a friend recently called to ask for advice on becoming the CTO of a startup. OK, you would own 0.25% of the stock. That’s a given.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. It is typical for employees to vest their options over four years with a one year cliff, which means a new hire must stay on the company for at least one year to see any shares. What’s everyone else getting?
thinkspace.com
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Chris Dixon wrote a blog post about “ The one number you should know about your equity grant “ The one number you should know about your equity grant is the percent of the company you are being granted (in options, shares, whatever – it doesn’t matter – just the % matters). Percent of the outstanding option pool: meaningless.
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