VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Israeli innovation authority deems the sector suffers from ‘ chronic employee shortage’ The battle for talent has meant that companies had to lure potential employees with billboards, influencer videos, referral schemes, etc. I commented on this to Israel21c in the early days of the tre nd.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. Management buyout: If you’ve built a business whose legacy you want to see continued long after you’re gone, you may want to consider turning to your employees. Who needs an exit strategy?

Exit Strategy 117

Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The impact of these new unicorns and especially th e graduated unicorns which provide liquidity to both investors and employees (after lock up periods), have meant that potentially thousands of employees have become millionaires.

Lock-up Period 218

Lock-up Period Merger IPO 218

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Many of those newly minted millionaires go on to invest in startups themselves, which fuels the ecosystem and makes them role models for the next generation of startup employees that are hoping for a big payday from their options. That’s great for the startups because option holders are often happy to work for lower salaries.

Lock-up Period 125

Lock-up Period Angel Investor IPO Salary 125

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

Most founders stick around for their lock-up period (1-2 years) before going on to found their next company. And wants to structure a huge payout for the employees that will remain. I know many rank-and-file employees. et al really have to keep up with the Jones’s to build its future? Does Yahoo!

Liquidation Preference 357

Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

Haystack

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The result is more startups, more money and firms to fund it, and an increasing belief that access to technology-related equity (either as a founder, employee, or investor) must become increasingly democratized or rebalanced as a result of the compounding effects at scale we are now witnessing. 3/ The Streaming Media Effect.

China 146

China Startup Lock-up Period Cap Table 146

View from Seed

MAY 16, 2019

Practically speaking this doesn’t mean that all of the shares owned by founders, investors, employees (RSUs), or others will be available to trade immediately as they will need to be converted and registered for public trading. But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders.

Lock-up Period 168

Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 168