SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

I was just asked about a particular startup situation (seed stage, CMO hire, non-founder) and particularly what compensation and equity is appropriate. Seed Stage Compensation What are typical compensation numbers? Quick & Dirty How-To: Employee Stock Option Allocations

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Precise valuations are impossible to determine because of adjustments to employee option pools, possible buybacks of common stock, etc. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. One can infer valuations based on per share prices of preferred stock and oustanding common shares (~5.3M

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Austin Startup

JANUARY 25, 2020

So I have embraced it fully, and though we are still in the early stages (seed stage), it’s the hardest thing I have ever done yet it’s the most fulfilling thing to me. We are still in the early stages (seed stage), but this should help anyone else out there looking to take the startup leap.

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Delaware SEC New York City New York 62

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Total share ownership is the sum of the common stock, stock options, preferred stock, and any other stock category for a single individual. Here you can see that the founders own most of the shares at 67.7%, then the ESOP (employee stock option pool) at 12.31 Outline your plans for future employee stock option pools.

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Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Stock Options Option Pool 112

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

So seed investors usually care lessabout the idea than the people. This is true of all venture funding,but especially so in the seed stage. Like VCs, one of the advantages of seed firms is the advice theyoffer. But because seed firms operate in an earlier phase, theyneed to offer different kinds of advice.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76