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STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS JULY 16, 2012 New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups. Early-stage startup. Super Angels. Series-seed round. MORE >>	ASK THE VC APRIL 27, 2012 Do My Early Stage Investors Own Too Much Of The Company? Question: Most VCs commented that they can not fund current cap table where the CEO and COO would get 10% equity once fully vested while the current investors have 80%. More Context: I recently joined a very early stage company as their CEO. Also, I have been offered 10% equity with 4 year vesting and 1 year cliff. At MORE >>	RECENT POSTS MAY 15, 2013 \| VERSION ONE VENTURES Crowdfunding: the good, the bad, and the ugly MAY 14, 2013 \| FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG Crowdfunders Act Surprisingly Similar to VCs MAY 8, 2013 \| FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG Need Cash? Your Biggest Competitor Is Offering--For A Price MAY 8, 2013 \| FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG Bootstrapping a Hardware Company: 4 Tips MAY 6, 2013 \| UNION SQUARE VENTURES CircleUp MAY 3, 2013 \| ARCTICSTARTUP Roundup Of Equity Crowdfunding Projects In The Nordics
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SOCAL CTO SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. MORE >>	STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS MAY 1, 2011 Primer On Funding Trends for Early-Stage Startups The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups, the hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. MORE >>	GUST JULY 8, 2012 New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups. Early-stage startup. Super Angels. Series-seed round. MORE >>	FELD THOUGHTS JULY 29, 2011 Finance Fridays: Getting Started – Allocating Equity and Founder’s Investment Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business. MORE >>
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VC DEAL LAWYER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Does Crowdfunding Work for Early Stage Growth Companies?

No offers of equity or shares of ownership. No equity investments. Although the average dollar amounts raised aren’t very high, they still might be sufficient enough to put towards some market research, early concept exploration, product samples and the like. It’s a collaborative way to fund a project. based. MORE >>

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GUST | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
Convertible Debt, Priced Equity Rounds and Deal Timing

An impromptu Twitter debate arose among Fred Wilson, Dave McClure, Mark Suster, Chris Dixon and others about convertible debt, priced equity rounds, and the nuances of early stage financing. It was such a good discussion that Fred asked that someone Storify it. MORE >>

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SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
CMO CTO COO Equity and Compensation

I was just asked about a particular startup situation (seed stage, CMO hire, non-founder) and particularly what compensation and equity is appropriate. Seed Stage Compensation What are typical compensation numbers? Quick & Dirty How-To: Employee Stock Option Allocations MORE >>

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STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Splitting Startup Equity for Your Piece of the Pie

One of the first tough decisions that startup founders have to make is how to allocate or split the equity among co-founders. Another common “failure to start” situation I see is one where the “idea person” insists that the idea is 90% of the value (and 90% of the equity). The same logic applies to splitting equity with co-founders. MORE >>

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DAVID TETEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
How to Scale Early-Stage Investing

Before making the decision to join ff Venture Capital , I did some research on early-stage tech investing as an asset class and how it’s evolving. Although any given early-stage company is quite risky, when aggregated across a large portfolio, returns are very attractive. They’re also inflation-hedged. MORE >>

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CTO Salary and Equity Trends 2009-2011 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
Venture Innovation, or why the First Round Capital Entrepreneur's. AWEISSMAN.COM | SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
The Truth About Early Stage Pre-Money Valuations ASK THE ANGELS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Fund Structures for Angel Funds and Early Stage/Seed Venture Funds ANGEL BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
Startup Equity Crowdfunding Grows in Europe (NESTA Report) VC CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012
Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups TECHCRUNCH.COM | SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2012
A Savvy Startup Always Builds a Great Loan Pitch STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Are True Early Stage Investors an Endangered Species? VC DEAL LAWYER | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
Equity is the currency of early stage businesses. BERKONOMICS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010
Is Convertible Debt Preferable to Equity? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010
Why Convertible Equity? DAVE PARKER | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012
The Care and Feeding of Startup Advisory Boards SEED STAGE CAPITAL | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Startup Equity For Employees WWW.PAYNE.ORG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Early stage boards work for stock options, not cash. BERKONOMICS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010
Template Startup Financial Model DAVID TETEN | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
It’s all about Revenue – Continuously Scaling Revenue SCALABLE STARTUP | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
Entrepreneur Startup Share Depends on Contribution STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
How to think about cash vs. equity compensation A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011
The Second VC Round – A True Test of Scalability SCALABLE STARTUP | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
Thoughts on Convertible Notes K9 VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures GUST | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
Why Growth Equity Is The Best Risk/Reward in Private Equity THINKING ABOUT THINKING | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
Raising Financing: Convertible Debt vs. Equity INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? TECHCRUNCH.COM | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
How Much Equity a Technical Cofounder Should Get - Nathan Hurst's Blog NATHAN HURST | MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010
Kevin Learned’s Perspective on Valuation ANGEL INVESTING NEWS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
How much equity for investors and employees? DONDODGE.TYPEPAD.COM | SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2011
Big Revenues vs. little revenues SCALABLE STARTUP | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
What is convertible equity (or a convertible security)? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012
Shout Out to Seth Levine, or the In-N-Out burger startup SCALABLE STARTUP | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
The Lack of Due Diligence is Appalling and Foolish - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
New Pan-European Early-Stage Fund From Greece ARCTICSTARTUP | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010
More Cash for Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding, and Indiegogo DAVID TETEN | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
Series Seed Documents for Early Stage Startups – V2 VC CAFE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
“It’s a Feature, Not a Company” – Build a Company SCALABLE STARTUP | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
The Importance of Revenue is Back - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012
7 Ways to Raise Money Without Giving Up Equity CURRENTLY OBSESSED | SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011
Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits WWW.STARTUPLESSONSLEARNED.COM | FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
Why Your Startup Needs an Accountant ORRICK TOTAL ACCESS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
How to Successfully Fund a Startup Without VC EARLY GROWTH FINANCIAL SERVICES | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
The Executive Summary; Loosen Up a bit. SCALABLE STARTUP | FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012
Median CEO Compensation: $363K (private) vs. $9.6M (S&P500) SCALABLE STARTUP | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
The necessity of early stage valuations TONY WRIGHT DOT COM | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt? TECHCRUNCH.COM | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
The Future Of Early Stage Investing In Europe And Why You Should Apply To Seedcamp ARCTICSTARTUP | SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010
Stars Aligned to Foretell Future of Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital VENTUREWOODS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
Converts versus equity deals CHRIS DIXON | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
How does Convertible Debt work? GUST | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
The Due Diligence Customer Call - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2011
Changing Equity Structures for Early Startup Employees WWW.INSTIGATORBLOG.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
Funding options for growing businesses UP AND RUNNING | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013
The Small Fund Advantage THINKING ABOUT THINKING | THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
If You're Not Ready for Debt, Your're Not Ready for Equity PUREVC | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2009
Venture Debt: An Option If You Have Cash Flow GET VENTURE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010
7 Ways to Motivate Your Startup Team — Without Giving Away Equity READWRITESTART | FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding GROWTHINK BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
Conference Notes on Sourcing Deal Flow & Developing New Business for Private Equity DAVID TETEN | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
Is Private Equity on Your Side? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
Limiting the Number of Shareholders in Private Companies GUST | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
Venture Capital Returns A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
There's Something F%$@#! Up About Every Early. - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010
What You Need to Know About Private Equity FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012
Roundup Of Equity Crowdfunding Projects In The Nordics ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
What is Sweat Equity Worth? WWW.ENTREPRENEUR.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Is the Debt and Equity Gap Here to Stay? RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010
Good Sources for on Pros & Cons of Convertible Notes GUST | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
Convertible Debt vs. Equity: Which Is Right for Your Startup? ANGEL INVESTING NEWS | SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2011
The Proliferation of Standardized Seed Financing Documents FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
Crowdfunding: the good, the bad, and the ugly VERSION ONE VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value DAVID TETEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
Crowd Funding – A Critique for Entrepreneurs and Investors GUST | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
Convertible? Equity? What kind of coin should you use to scratch off a lottery ticket? THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
Working for Equity Instead of Cash GENYLABS.TYPEPAD.COM | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Pickers versus Sprayers - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010
Convertible Debt Series ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
How to Configure Your Startup Team BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Setting Up Your Accounting System FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011
Has convertible debt won? And if it has, is that a good thing? SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE | MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010
The Equity Equation VENTUREHACKS.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Warning To All Entrepreneurs About Bad Investor Behavior FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
Nordic Equity Crowdfunding Raised More Than €2.5 Million And A List Of Companies To Invest Into ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013
Overview of Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010
How to Hire for Sweat Equity… WWW.DROWNINGAMERICAN.COM | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
Recruiting programmers to your startup CHRIS DIXON | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business GUST | SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012
10 Ways for Startups to Survive the Valley of Death STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Warrants In A Deal With An Advisor ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011

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