Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I advocate treating them like a co-founder in every way except when they join and how much equity they get. You agonize over whether it is better to take a “A investor&# for 30% dilution or a “nice to have&# investor for 25% and on better terms. You may be introverted and need the more externally facing person.

Hiring 289

Hiring Cofounder Dilution Startup 289

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

There is no chance they’re going to invest and it’s not even a close match. Many of the growth equity firms have had outbound dialing programs for years. Growth equity firms typically target profitable businesses that are often not technical in nature. Why do VCs send generic outbound emails like this?

Programming 294

Programming Entrepreneur Private Equity Equity 294

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? How much equity should I give up? How much equity should I grant to early employees? No loss of equity, at least until they convert at Series A. How much equity should be given to employees?

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Transformify

JULY 23, 2018

To boost innovation and SME sector growth, the EU Commission has launched the SME Instrument of the Horizon 2020 program – the largest non-dilutive fund in the world. Why non-dilutive? It is a grant, not an equity funding. The startups are not selling equity or issuing new shares.

Intellectual Property 66

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Dilution Startup 66

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Instead of taking equity, he asked for a $2 per dress royalty until he recovered his capital, then $1 per dress thereafter. How should the entrepreneur think about Kevin’s royalty offer against Lori and Daymond’s equity offer? Kevin’s offer seems to be pretty attractive given that there is no equity dilution.

Equity 164

Equity Dilution Redemption Distribution 164

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 19, 2011

Of course not—but if I have a choice between SV Angel at a 4 pre-money, and Joe’s Auto Body Shop and Seed Fund at a 6 pre, I’m taking SV Angel at the lower valuation—because I know that the value they’ll bring to the table over the long run far outweighs the first round dilution. Thx Doug! ).

Paraguay 110

Paraguay Dilution Valuation Seed Stage 110

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2013

The biggest advantage of alternative finance is that you can find a product that very specifically matches your company’s need, and the cost of the financing is related to value of the project. For example, you don’t have to raise expensive equity to purchase 3 delivery trucks or a CNC machine. Equipment finance.

Small Business 89

Small Business Finance Dilution Equity 89

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Equity for Employees. Bookkeeper.

Equity 62

Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

But the classic approach of researching new keywords then writing articles for those that match your domain strength doesn’t work for all sites. User intent + Jobs-to-be-done = a match made in heaven. In-house SEOs and consultants alike are routinely challenged to find new opportunities to expand organic traffic. provide value).

SEO 159

SEO Framework SCRUM Search 159

ithacaVC

APRIL 5, 2011

It should also provide a combined summary so that it is easy to see who owns what % of the company on a fully diluted and converted basis. With convertible debt, however, you can raise money via a debt instrument that later converts to equity typically at a discount to the next qualifying equity round price.

Common Stock 45

Common Stock Stock Cap Table Preferred Stock 45

epaley.com

MAY 6, 2013

Once financed, everyone at the startup should have a reasonable salary, but the real compensation for achieving the improbable is the equity that is typically shared between all employees proportional to the expected contribution of each person. Inevitably, I get into a discussion with my companies about bonus packages. Using revenue metric.s

Salary 41

Salary Startup Equity Forecast 41

The Equity Kicker

JULY 4, 2012

The next step is to match the posts we’ve written to this narrative structure and confirm that it works. Nicholas and I want it to be a book we can be proud of and that means doing more than putting the blog posts back to back with an introduction and some nice cover art.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Due Diligence Participating Preferred Dilution 107

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.

Founder 44

Founder Vesting Agile Startup 44

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

To generate long-term brand equity and trust, and maintain competitive advantage, every brand campaign should be influenced by a strategy that’s built on four principles: 1. Use your marketing strategy to ensure campaigns never dilute your brand perception. Purpose is your reason for existing. Find out where your audience is.

Campaign 109

Campaign Social Media Audience Channel 109

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As we wrote in Brand Health, 6 Important Questions You Should Ask About Your Small Business Brand , Brand health can be measured in numerous ways, including brand reputation, brand awareness, brand equity, brand positioning, and brand delivery. Consistent, strategic branding allows your business to grow strong brand equity.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

If I could add one more bonus idea, this is if you’re incorporating your company, I would think about taking 1% or 2% equity and setting it aside for other stakeholders. And I made a decision not to do an equity round, because I thought it would be a down round. They just had jobs that don’t match the future of business.”

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 69

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

If I could add one more bonus idea, this is if you’re incorporating your company, I would think about taking 1% or 2% equity and setting it aside for other stakeholders. And I made a decision not to do an equity round, because I thought it would be a down round. They just had jobs that don’t match the future of business.”

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 36

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Founders never really likedgiving up as much equity as VCs wanted. 5 ] But the advantage of these medium-sized rounds is not just thatthey cause less dilution. Soby agreeing to uncapped notes, VCs who dont care about valuationsin angel rounds can make offers that super-angels hate to match. [ You also lose less control.

Valuation 92

Valuation Stock Partner Founder 92

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

The auction process continues until a sufficient number of orders are “matched” – buyers and sellers are willing to transact at an agreed-upon price and volume to open the stock. Second, by better matching supply and demand, direct listings have generally mitigated the magnitude of IPO Pops, thus engendering better overall price discovery.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Instead I try to understand what they’re looking for in an opportunity and help confirm that this would be a great career move, if the match makes sense. 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.

Salary 56

Salary Burn Rate Dilution Equity 56