YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2013

“The reality is that there has not been a reliable, simple, or cost-effective way to calculate an early stage company’s valuation – which is why so many entrepreneurs and angel investors get it wrong,” says Alan Lobock, co-founder of Worthworm.

Pre-Money Valuation 150

Pre-Money Valuation Web Technical Review Angel Investor 150

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We developed a kick-ass investor pitch and we started pitching it to family, friends, angel investors, and even venture capitalists for feedback. This should be clearly spelled out in your Capitalization Table , or “Cap Table” as it’s commonly called. Can they create and advise on a Capitalization Table?

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

He wrote the following guest blog post, and worked closely with me to develop this financial model. Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Buying your stock would cost $200,000! Its totally dependent on you, your circumstances, the company, the companys development stage, and how badly they want you (or not). The other factor is the "cap table" (capitalization table, or summary of who owns what stock). Why cant the company just grant you the stock?

Equity 56

Equity Employee Vesting Preferred Stock 56

www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The risk to the entrepreneur is that he loses several tens of millions of dollars in opportunity cost. Is it ethical for a startup CEO to create a capitalization structure that has an unusually large number of outstanding shares, but then refuse to disclose a total share count when recruiting employees and advisors?

Equity 40

Equity Employee Founder Cofounder 40