Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Why Startups Offer Stock Options. In tech startups stock options were here almost from the beginning, first offered to the founders in 1957 at Fairchild Semiconductor , the first chip startup in Silicon Valley. This “we’re all in it together” kept founders and employees aligned on incentives. Why would they do that?

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Stock Options Stock Vesting Common Stock 334

Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

If it's not your plan to get venture capital down the road, then you'll probably stop in Stage 2-receiving enough funding to boost your marketing, sales, and infrastructure to grow organically from there to the point where you are satisfied or ready to sell. So during this round, you'll be testing what works and what doesn't.

Equity 88

Equity Mezzanine Later Stage Venture Capital 88

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

In most cases, an early stage startup will raise seed capital from more than one investor. per share for 2,000,000 shares of newly issued Series A Preferred Stock. Additional closings may be held up to 90 days after the Initial Closing at the option of the Company. These deal terms are simple but significant.

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Finance Preferred Stock Term Sheet Early Stage 79