Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

This post doesn’t going into general tactical approaches of job offer negotiation, but rather focuses on the fact that with startups a significant part of compensation is related to equity or options. On the equity side, each startup has a fixed option pool from which they’re drawing. Early-Stage. Late-Stage.

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Startup Equity Vesting Salary 121

Genuine VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

You’re able to spend time with the company during its early stage to do some interesting work, explore if there’s a good fit for you there in the long run, and be compensated for the efforts which you’re putting in. My email response to his question was: On your questions below, it sounds like a good situation.

Equity 116

Equity Cofounder Early Stage Framework 116

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

When you compromise on terms in the early stages, you will have to pay the price in the later stages. As a seed stage investor here at NextView seeing our companies progress down fundraising paths, I think it’s extremely important to highlight that terms in early rounds do set precedent for terms going forward.

Finance 128

Finance Mezzanine Valuation Seed Stage 128

Genuine VC

JULY 8, 2014

raised, the first non-friends-and-family capital, comprised of one to three institutional seed investors or larger VC funds, on a priced equity structure (though sometimes convertible note), with a valuation mechanism in place priced in the single digit millions.

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Early Stage Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 188