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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. ProfessorVC. Thursday, April 7, 2011.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

venturehacks.com

To allocate the option pool from the hiring plan, use these current ranges for option grants in Silicon Valley: Title Range (%) CEO 5 – 10 COO 2 – 5 VP 1 – 2 Independent Board Member 1 Director 0.4 – 1.25 How do you create an option pool from a hiring plan? # Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 – 0.33