Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We were targeting to raise around $3 million in investment capital. 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.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I’ve often found it helpful to have on hand a simple model showing the impact of each financing stages on all team members, suitable for sharing with everyone in the company. Such a model is particularly helpful for those founders looking for a co-founder or key employee. I couldn’t find one online, so I built it.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40