Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2015

When we did, I asked him about his head of HR, and heard all about what great medical and insurance benefits, stock vesting, automated expense account forms, movie night, company picnics, etc., “Refactoring” organizational debt. I had promised Tom the CEO we’d grab coffee again. the company had. Is that feasible? Lessons Learned.

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Technical Review Salary Early Stage Software Review 120

BeyondVC

MARCH 14, 2006

Trust me, I am all for advisory boards. Many entrepreneurs or management team put together advisory boards to get real expertise on product direction, the market, and to expand their network to reach new customers and partners. The post Advisory Boards appeared first on BeyondVC.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

A sales and marketing tactic as much (or even more) than a customer development one, try setting up a Customer Council Advisory Board. Remember, the standard agreements are two years in length, have a 3–6 month vesting cliff (with monthly thereafter) and preserve right of either party to terminate. Let me know!

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Advisory Board Equity Vesting Startup 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2017

By the way, you will normally only be offered “options,” which vest over a 4-year period after a 1-year “cliff.” Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% For example, 200,000 shares may sound like a lot, but if the startup has issued 20 million (a common starting point), that’s just 1% of the company.

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Stock Stock Options Advisory Board Startup 140

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2013

By the way, you will normally only be offered “options,” which vest over a 4-year period after a 1-year “cliff.” Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% For example, 200,000 shares may sound like a lot, but if the startup has issued 20 million (a common starting point), that’s just 1% of the company.

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Stock Options Stock Advisory Board Startup 224

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

By the way, you will normally only be offered “options,” which vest over a 4-year period after a 1-year “cliff.” Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% For example, 200,000 shares may sound like a lot, but if the startup has issued 20 million (a common starting point), that’s just 1% of the company.

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Stock Options Stock Advisory Board Startup 230

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2010

Will they tailor your vesting to your contribution as a founder? Investors who have successful ex-founders who you can call for advice, grab a coffee with or get on your advisory board is a good sign. Will The VC Tailor Your Vesting to Your Contribution? What startup stage do they typically invest in?

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Founder Vesting Later Stage Early Stage 231

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

By the way, you will normally only be offered “options,” which vest over a 4-year period after a 1-year “cliff.” Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% For example, 200,000 shares may sound like a lot, but if the startup has issued 20 million (a common starting point), that’s just 1% of the company.

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Equity Advisory Board Stock Options Stock 234

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2015

By the way, you will normally only be offered “options,” which vest over a 4-year period after a 1-year “cliff.” Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% For example, 200,000 shares may sound like a lot, but if the startup has issued 20 million (a common starting point), that’s just 1% of the company.

Stock Options 120

Stock Options Stock Advisory Board Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2010

By the way, you will normally only be offered “options,” which vest over a 4-year period after a 1-year “cliff.” Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% For example, 200,000 shares may sound like a lot, but if the startup has issued 20 million (a common starting point), that’s just 1% of the company.

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Stock Stock Options Advisory Board Startup 144

Berkonomics

JULY 10, 2010

This insight addresses the establishment and maintenance of an advisory board, a formal group with no legal responsibilities, but one able to be called upon to act as business, industry and scientific advisors to the CEO. Email readers continue here.]

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Determine the allocation of equity among co-founders, early employees or other service providers, and future contributors as applicable, as well as the vesting schedule , if any, that will apply. Determine who will serve on the Board of Directors and in executive officer positions (usually founders). Advisory board agreements.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

The Startup Toolkit

AUGUST 29, 2012

I’ve heard of similar “advisory” requests from other big celebrities, ranging from a 50-90% stake, which is really more like a merger. 4 year vesting, full acceleration on exit, optional cliff. 2%, you treat advisor equity just like founder or employee equity: vested over 4 years.

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Equity Vesting Advisory Board Merger 46

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

We will cover board members and advisory board members at a later time. How about “vesting” shares over time ? Options typically are earned over time, which we call vesting. All other grants usually are much lower, allowing for the typical 15% pool to last for quite a while in most companies.

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Equity Stock Options Vesting Early Stage 62

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Equity for Board of Directors and Advisory Board. Typically for an Advisory Board it ranges from 1/10th of percent to 1/2% and for Board of Directors from 1/2% to 2%. How long should people vest – four years? And the vesting doesn’t necessarily need to be time-based either.

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Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

We will cover board members and advisory board members at a later time. Options typically are earned over time, which we call vesting. We call these “trigger” provisions, in which selected options negotiated for a select group of senior managers, fully vest to 100% upon any change of control.

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Early Stage Equity Stock Options Vesting 102

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Normal advisors are also assembled by naive entrepreneurs who think the mere presence of an advisory board will create social proof and help them raise money. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. Does this stake need to have vesting schedule?

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Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

All other grants usually are much lower, allowing for the typical 15% pool to last for quite awhile in most companies. We will cover board members and advisory board members at a later time. . Options typically are earned over time, which we call vesting.

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Early Stage Equity Stock Options Vesting 85