Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

I’ve probably had a thousand or more discussions about startup equity: figuring out how much to offer, negotiating, or advising others. In practice, most equity grants within a company are driven by broad calibrations with existing employees. For example, if four co-founders agree to equal equity, they each own 25% at the very outset.

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Equity Founder Vesting Dilution 71

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing.

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Seed investors are being compensated for the risk because later-stage investors are paying higher prices, and diluting early-stage investors less. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Seed investors are being compensated for the risk because later-stage investors are paying higher prices, and diluting early-stage investors less. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Seed investors are being compensated for the risk because later-stage investors are paying higher prices, and diluting early-stage investors less. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Jobs-to-be-done framework (JTBD) was invented by economist Clayton Christensen and is a great way to identify user intent for a topic and define the right features. For many inventory-driven sites, the JTBD framework is a better alternative to personas. To merge this emotional context with the JTBD framework, use needs as filters.

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SEO Framework SCRUM Search 159

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Increasingly, people who were only available as full-time, equity-position founders or [.]

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

Early Growth Financial Services

MARCH 12, 2015

To be clear, I am talking about crowdsourced or peer-to-peer funding offered by sites like Indiegogo and KickStarter, not equity crowdfunding, which though technically legal since 2012, is still awaiting a legal framework for implementation. Importantly, it also gives startups … Continue reading → Accounting'

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Dilution Startup Equity Framework 28

aweissman.com

JANUARY 30, 2010

On top of this framework First Round announced last week that they have set up an "exchange fund" for founders of companies they have invested in. I think FR is better than most at providing opportunities for their companies to collaborate, yet this now creates a framework for these activities. We like products and building stuff.

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Early Stage Entrepreneur Cofounder Framework 46

blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It outlines key points of agreement between founders around IP ownership, equity ownership, vesting, etc. The number of separate documents may vary but they fall into two categories: Those related to equity, typically a restricted stock purchase agreement (RSPA) and associated escrow and other agreements.

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Founder Vesting Agile Startup 44

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. Offer equity to a programmer? A few nuggets.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. And finally, we have defined 1M/1M as a framework for capitalism 2.0, a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. RS: What makes 1M/1M unique?

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It does this by building brand equity and aiding recall. Use this to build your sub-brand framework that every digital marketing campaign must follow. You don’t want to overwhelm followers or come across as inauthentic and dilute your brand. The New York Times study also looked at what drives people to share content.

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Social Media Audience Media Marketing 145

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. Such an inquiry could lead to enhanced disclosures to retail investors in particular about the nature of the shareholder base they may be joining in connection with the de-SPAC.

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

My framework was a sort of triangle, and here are the three sides: a female computer scientist looking into a crystal ball, digital art [DALL-E]. What do you want your equity to be worth at exit? Well, I’ll probably do my pro rata in the A, then take some dilution, so let’s figure I own 4% when it’s all said and done.

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Salary Burn Rate Dilution Equity 56