blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

This can be a convenient shortcut to separate someone’s status (founder) from their role (employee or contractor or advisor, etc.) They have voting rights which may entitle them to force or veto certain key decisions, e.g., hiring or firing the CEO, selling the company, raising money, etc. Which founder agreement?

Founder 44

Founder Vesting Agile Startup 44

philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

While there have been times in the last dozen or so years, usually during times of venture capital excess, that cash to founders, early-stage executives and other key employees has matched regular market compensation (still with the upside of the equity), this is not true in the vast majority in the start-up game. Sales & Marketing.

Silicon Valley 40

Silicon Valley Equity Technical Review Recapitalization 40

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. And there are also modern examples of investors beating the founders and employees out the door.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40