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How to Pick the Right Attorney For Your Startup

Up and Running

We shared all of this with our attorney before she helped us write our Operating Agreement (OA), so we assumed we were in good hands. This should be clearly spelled out in your Capitalization Table , or “Cap Table” as it’s commonly called. team roles and responsibilities, ownership percentages, “what if” scenarios, etc.).

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Valuing Startup Employee Options

David Teten

Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up. Projections were based on dozens of operational assumptions related to pricing, production, marketing spend, etc. In banking, a lot of my time was spent on modeling cash flows.

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7 Equity Crowdfunding Risks Feared By Many Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Crowdfunding may look easy, via popular sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but their cost in time, effort, and money by entrepreneurs is daunting. Startups are not required to have a formal Board of Directors, and can’t afford to implement many of the financial and operational controls required of public companies.

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10 Steps to Success With Angel Investors

Business Plan Blog

This process may include the provision of various scenarios on revenues and costs as the investors validate forecasts initially presented. Professional fees and costs. A capitalization table showing the post-investment ownership structure of the business to include founders, option pool and investors in the current round.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue. Moreover, once high-flying startups began to struggle on the fundraising trail. This is uncharted territory.

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