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 Founder + Recapitalization
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | HIGH CONTRAST FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Startup Founder Agreements Simeon, can you tell us how you structure ownership and control so you can fire your co-founders if necessary? The first part will dispel some myths, address the lifecycle of founder agreements and the key compensation and control parameters in them. Let’s start by dispelling some myths: There is a standard founder agreement. | WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM APRIL 28, 2010 How to Be an Angel Investor The upperbound is obviously the total amount the founders want to raise.The lower bound is 5-10% of the total or $10,000, whicheveris greater. Similarly, founders also should not get hung up on dealterms, but should spend their time thinking about how to make thecompany good.) What makes a good founder? Bad founders seemhapless. | | | | | |
| | | BEN'S BLOG SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 The Right Way to Lay People Off outcome with no recapitalization. When you do this, keep in mind what Intuit founder Bill Campbell told me— the message is for the people who are staying. “I’m tryin’ to right my wrongs, But it’s funny them same wrongs helped me write this song”. Kanye West. asked him why all the other startups failed. Here’s how. Trust me.” | | RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. JANUARY 10, 2011 Seed Capital Offerings Although the quality of a management team and the viability of a business plan are obviously crucial factors, it is nevertheless important for the angel investors and the company to develop a long-range plan for a particular investment, such as whether the most likely exit scenario is a recapitalization, a sale or an IPO. By Michael J. | | | | | | | |
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PHILIPSMITH.TYPEPAD.COM | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 Silicon Valley Frontlines: Two Tales of "Working For Equity"
True founders - the gritty, enthusiastic, determined, change-the-world, passionate types - will do this for a long time, including well after they start paying others on staff some real cash. Silicon Valley Frontlines. In-the-Trenches Consulting to Startup and Emerging-Growth Companies. Archives. Subscribe. » January 23, 2010. Comments. MORE >> - How Deal Terms Affect Valuation & Liquidity
By Justin Byers, Business Intelligence Analyst Last week, entrepreneur turned venture capitalist and blogger Mark Suster had an excellent post titled, "Want to Know How VC's Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?". In his post, he referenced the importance of deal terms to company founders and we wanted to expand upon that discussion. MORE >>
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