Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

We’ve received numerous constructive comments, both privately and on social media, from attorneys, VCs, and CEOs who are well aware of the problem (including several who are experiencing it in real time). When it comes time to convert the notes, these entrepreneurs face ‘sticker shock’ about their post-financing ownership.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You can’t have an option pool that takes up 50% of the company’s shares, and you have to leave room for future employees as well. Paul Graham offers up a formula for the equity challenge , which I think proves the fact that those first few employees deserve more. the better the startup will be. I agree with you somewhere.

Equity 41

Equity Employee Startup Vesting 41

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity, which consists of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78