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On Funding?—?Shots on Goal

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

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Use a hiring plan to justify a small option pool, increase your share price, and increase your effective valuation. Solution: Use a hiring plan to size the option pool. Next, make a hiring plan for the next 12 months. Add up the options you need to give to the new hires. We’ll cover your response in a future hack.)