Founder Option Pool Startup Syndication 
Pascal's View
JULY 9, 2017
Unfortunately, what the CEO/founder forgets most often is that the notes have a multiplier effect in the post-money calculation; the more notes and the further the cap is from the new priced equity, the greater the variance between actual and nominal pre- and post-money valuations. It will be worth the time and effort. Sound simple?
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. April 17, 2011.
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www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
Want to start a startup? A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. 1 ] A startups life will be more complicated, legally, if any of theinvestors arent accredited.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. 2) Market . 3) Raise capital. An example of a tech-enabled VC is Corl.
Scott Edward Walker
NOVEMBER 26, 2017
Despite all the hype in the press (including with respect to the latest ICO craze), raising funds for your startup is still tough – particularly if you’re not located in San Francisco or Silicon Valley. The hard part, of course, is getting in front of “A” investors to pitch your startup. Tip #1: Get Warm Referrals to “A” Investors.
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