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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. Can they create and advise on a Capitalization Table?

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Valuing Startup Employee Options

David Teten

Such a model is particularly helpful for those founders looking for a co-founder or key employee. Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up. In banking, a lot of my time was spent on modeling cash flows. Participa.me

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

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. And there are also modern examples of investors beating the founders and employees out the door.

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