Gust

MARCH 16, 2014

These shares are allocated and committed, but not really issued and owned (vested) until later. Typically, vesting in startups occurs monthly over 4 years, starting with the first 25% of such shares vesting only after the employee has remained with the company for at least 12 months (one year “cliff”). Vesting with no cliff.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

These are really good founders and I think this is an interesting space.” Further, when additional people kept mentioning Airbnb to me and praising the founders, I should have asked myself how a smart, capable person would refine the idea.). Let’s make the rest of the session a working session.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2010

These shares are allocated and committed, but not really issued and owned (vested) until later. Typically, vesting in startups occurs monthly over 4 years, starting with the first 25% of such shares vesting only after the employee has remained with the company for at least 12 months (one year “cliff”). Vesting starts now.

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Altgate

AUGUST 25, 2012

—————– Dead equity — equity held by employees and founders no longer working at the company — is a large and growing problem. Imagine how much tougher a dead-equity dilemma becomes when co-founders, who tend to hold large equity stakes, are involved. Noam Wasserman on Inc. million.

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The Next Web

JUNE 21, 2015

I felt like I read about their experiment with vested interest – personally, I could not imagine how a company could run with no managers. Useful and important for understanding the importance of rest. It never rests in the same place for long without some external force. Read Kevan’s favorite takeaways from the book here.).

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2014

This allows you time to rest and recuperate, knowing that your business will be efficiently functioning upon your return. Vest your Equity over time. When searching for the right co-founders for your business it is essential that they possess a similar work ethic. Consult with a lawyer.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Kalanick, former investor BFF turned highly disappointed by founder behavior. Usually the founders duke it out among themselves as to titles and responsibilities and relative shareholdings.

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blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? Chief Vesting Officers)? ” Mark – doesn’t the acquiring company mostly care about the super innovative founders? The Aqui-hire Business.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In 90% of cases, we recommend that you keep it simple: just add asset data into an Excel spreadsheet, hand it to your lender, and they’ll take care of the rest. One of the most common mistakes made by aspiring business founders when it comes to collateral is overestimating its value according to the current market.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2012

I guess my thoughts are that if you’re part of the country club you have a vested interest in protecting the existing order and that disruption happens more from those that are on the outside wanting to change the rules. I’m ok with founders who have “father issues.” It’s something I kind of seek out.

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www.copelandfirm.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Home About Fee Arrangements Location Referrals Testimonials Business Law HUB Certification Mergers & Acquisitions Startup Advice Intellectual Property Copyrights Trademarks Securities Law Debt and Bridge Financing Series A Startup Law Entity Formation Corporation LLC Series LLC RSS Founders Shares: How do you split them up?

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team. Read on for a fuller explanation. MySpace became its own company, MySpace, Inc.,

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

We believe the best founders and companies are polarizing. That said, we do require that before anyone says yes they mention the investment to the rest of us — that way they get the benefit of the team’s input, and it’s a good way to slow down and think for a second.)”. Yes, any of our team members can say yes.

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Altgate

APRIL 28, 2012

Since 2000, I’ve been collecting information about startups, including how much founders, their lieutenants, and their employees get paid. That research forms the basis for my annual CompStudy survey, as well as the quantitative backbone for my new book, The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup.

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www.noamwasserman.com

MARCH 26, 2012

Since 2000, I’ve been collecting information about startups, including how much founders, their lieutenants, and their employees get paid. That research forms the basis for my annual CompStudy survey, as well as the quantitative backbone for my new book, The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. Often difficult to get, the first engineer sets the tone for the rest of the development team. is frequently granted ownership significantly less than that of the founders. Engineer #1?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And it was really the founder, our founder David, and he, it was really about, there has to be this better way, right? So it, it's, it's, it would be easy to coast and rest. John Jantsch (02:48): And we can get into the specifics, but I mean, that design aspect has really been a key differentiator for Typeform, hasn't.

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The Startup Toolkit

AUGUST 29, 2012

4 year vesting, full acceleration on exit, optional cliff. 2%, you treat advisor equity just like founder or employee equity: vested over 4 years. Unlike the rest of the team though, advisors get full acceleration on an exit (e.g. Going back to the more normal 0.5-2%, It takes 2 hours per month to advise me.

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Diego Basch

JUNE 21, 2012

The purpose of this post is to analyze the folowing problem: Joe Founder comes to Silicon Valley with a laptop full of dreams, but no money. Because they will keep 20% equity each at the time of the acquisition, that means $6M each before taxes and vesting. A struggle between founders and VCs ensues. What should Joe do?

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ithacaVC

OCTOBER 16, 2011

What happens when a purported “full time” co-founder decides to scale back prior to actual incorporation of the legal entity. Let’s call this person Founder L (L for “leaving”). And let’s call the other founder Founder C (C for “continuing”). I would tend to agree with her.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Treat everyone you hire like a co-founder. Vest, young man.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

If I ever say anything less than positive, I have no vested interests in doing so. I won’t cover any companies negatively for which I’ve invested in one of their competitors and rest assured that I will disclose an investment in any company I talk positively about. Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2015

Years later, when it came time for me to apply to college and explain what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, I wrote about that story on my typewriter, over and over again. A world that they would likely never see but nonetheless that they felt a part of. Luckily we did have batteries with us and gave them what we had.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2015

Years later, when it came time for me to apply to college and explain what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, I wrote about that story on my typewriter, over and over again. A world that they would likely never see but nonetheless that they felt a part of. Luckily we did have batteries with us and gave them what we had.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2013

As a recent graduate of the Computer Science department at CU Boulder, I’m really lucky to have found what I want to do for the rest of my life, even if it was only recently. Single founders can sign up, but co-founders are encouraged to attend together. Sign up here! for more questions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2013

Founders have to live with the day-to-day consequences of their decisions and are closer to the nuances of the business. He had vested 18 months or so. Then on top of that I proposed we offered 2-3 weeks of pay (with a view of settling around 4 weeks) and that we vest an extra 3 months. That’s how I see the role of a VC.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Single Founder Have you ever noticed how few successful startups were founded byjust one person? Even companies you think of as having one founder,like Oracle, usually turn out to have more. Whats wrong with having one founder? It probably means the founder couldnt talk anyof his friends into starting the company with him.

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

” Read the rest of The Equity Equation first; it is great. They don’t even try to get market price for their investment; they limit their holdings to leave the founders enough stock to feel the company is still theirs.” Ask the Attorney” – Founder Vesting. How to pick a co-founder. As usual. =).

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2022

In this episode, Founder of DCM Insights and best-selling author, Matt Dixon, joins me to talk about the growing problem of customer indecision and a new approach that turns conventional wisdom on its head. Turns out, what once rang tried and true, doesn’t work so well today. It went to a hundred percent overnight.

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venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

See Part 1 for the rest. The options typically vest monthly over 1-2 years with 100% single-trigger acceleration and no cliff. Although the advisor is on a vesting schedule, you should expect them to add most of their value up-front—that’s normal. Does this stake need to have vesting schedule? Learn more.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. As founders invest massive amounts of time into their start-up, how critical is it for them to come out of their “hermit caves” and network? Any suggestions?

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Not only are you getting financing with little risk, but with customer financing you have someone in the industry with a vested interest in your product succeeding. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2017

My soon to be former co-founder replied, “We’ve seen 400 percent growth, month over month, and after the first 30 days we’re getting very positive feedback. My co-founder and I walked out of the meeting with very different attitudes. My partner headed up to the room to get some rest. My partner couldn’t believe I was upset.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. I think every founder, every CEO, every leader, could learn something, could take heart from Brian's example and I hope they will. Brian Chesky : I am Brian Chesky, co-founder, CEO, and head of community at Airbnb. I hope you will.

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venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Third, if you sell the company before the Series B, all un-issued and un-vested options will be cancelled. Do you mean the shares go to the founders? What if the founder already included an option pool in the existing shares outstanding? Reply # Nivi · Apr 13, 2007 Hi Deva, Thanks for the comment. VC: How about 12%?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

With leaders, however, it’s widely accepted that you should hire based on their exceptional strengths, and then fill in weaknesses using the composition of the rest of the team. The same is true of startup founders themselves, where it’s your job to fill the company with people much better than you at every position.

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