Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

I’m not sure I really even need to write this at length because Nivi absolutely nailed the topic in his article “ The Option Pool Shuffle.&#. When I went to raise money in 2006 I thought I knew every term in a term sheet but somehow I still got a bit duped by the option pool shuffle. No option pool shuffle.

Valuation 405

Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

Austin Startup

JANUARY 25, 2020

This was my time at a Wall Street firm that had hired me after I applied for their Junior Stockbroker position, a little while after I graduated from college. I thought of a name and settled on Kilimanjaro, after the highest mountain in Africa. I heard them but said nothing. And the thought will not leave. And we got back to work.

Delaware 62

Delaware SEC New York City New York 62

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 21, 2023

Here’s the option pool that I think fairly incentivizes you. Like, if you gave away 99% of the company to the person who came up with the name or who sold you the domain, a VC is going to assume that this is the first in a string of seriously bad decisions. Here’s the pre-money that I need to get my ownership target.

Cap Table 78

Cap Table Term Sheet Database Option Pool 78

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Naming a Business. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Create an options pool, if nothing more than in your mind, so you have some parameters to work within," Durkin says. Newsletters.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 13, 2013

They are typically pretty simple: (i) shares owned by founders and (ii) shares authorized for issuance in a stock option pool, some of which may be issued to employees already and some of which will be available for future issuance. QUESTION #1: This leads to our cap table clean up question #1, namely is that the right allocation?

Cap Table 67

Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Liquidation Preference 67

The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. Often difficult to get, the first engineer sets the tone for the rest of the development team.

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Engineer Dilution Option Pool Vesting 129

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

You have a 20% option pool, so you know this will take your ownership down from 80% to 60%, and the VC will get 25%. Option Pool. Option Pool. What questions should I ask the lawyers I am considering hiring? Take a look at the numbers: Pre-Money. Post-Money. Series A. -. Post-Money. Series A. -.

Warrant 40

Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40