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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. 166M round closed Dec 2007. Led by Accel (London) with participation by General Catalyst & Sequoia. Pre-money valuation was approx.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

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SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Don’t lose this game.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

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If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). At a $1 million, pre-money, with an investment of $500K, that would leave 67% of the company for the founders and initial option pool.

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The Equity Equation

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by Nivi on July 19th, 2007. · Jul 19, 2007. · Jul 20, 2007. · Jul 20, 2007. · Jul 20, 2007. The Option Pool Shuffle. Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. SUPPORTED BY. venturehacks. The Equity Equation. 4 responses so far · Comments RSS. #. 1 is false. Popular Posts.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 1

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The Option Pool Shuffle. © 2007 Venture Hacks (not including the pictures) — Cutline Theme by Chris Pearson. How to pick a co-founder. We don't pay you to work here. Launch: StartupList — a new way to reach angels. How to make a cap table. What should I send investors? Part 2: Deck. Venture Hacks on Facebook.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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View Comments lk says: October 23, 2007 at 9:56 pm the co-founders of textworks just experienced getting shafted by a co-founder! Ryan says: October 24, 2007 at 7:00 am I’m sorry to hear about that. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. would you like to link to one another?

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Founders versus early employees

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The Adventure of a Lifetime 17 Pithy Insights for Startup Founders 17 Pithy Insights for Startup Employees Venture Hacks > Hiring Venture Hacks > Employees Venture Hacks > The Option Pool Shuffle Paul Graham > The Equity Equation [link] boris It's important to note that those options grants are AFTER a Series A funding.