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Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone Bad

Steve Blank

Startup employees calculated that a) their hard work could change the odds and b) someday the stock options they were vesting might make them into millionaires. The stock trickled out over four years, as you would “vest” 1/48 th of the option each month. It’s called Growth capital. Today that’s less true.

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How to calculate the equity split between co-founders in a startup

The Next Web

If people are funding the business, they should get a premium because at the end of the day, cash funding founders are acting no different than a seed stage investor. So, let’s say that one founder puts in $100,000 in seed capital, that could be worth 20 percent of a seed stage company’s valuation.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

However, since you asked – next would be making a list of all the speakers at the events for my industry and personally reaching out to them for advice. Invite them to an event that adds value to their lives. Startup events (TechCrunch Disrupt) Business organizations (YEO) Don’t worry about anyone steeling your idea.