Scott Edward Walker
JULY 20, 2011
As I saw first-hand in New York City representing big, successful private equity firms, the best dealmakers have an extraordinary ability to take their emotions out of transactions and remain extremely disciplined. Accordingly, you want to have a hugfest at the closing, not a boxing match (as I sadly saw at one closing I had in New York).
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Obviously most of these employees are working hard primarily for equity upside compensation, but Kayak’s personnel costs are roughly $200K/head so the company is highly productive on a per employee basis. Pre-money valuation was initially set higher but was adjusted to match the Ser B valuation. Series B Preferred.
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www.payne.org
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Startup Equity For Employees. 5 Stock vs Options. 7 Salary vs Equity. The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers. Salary vs Equity. From Payne.org Wiki. 3 Dilution.
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.
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Founders never really likedgiving up as much equity as VCs wanted. 5 ]In a series A round, you usually have to give up more thanthe actual amount of stock the VCs buy, because they insist youdilute yourselves to set aside an "option pool" as well. They dont take boardseats, so they dont need a big percentage of your company.
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