Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Unfortunately, what the CEO/founder forgets most often is that the notes have a multiplier effect in the post-money calculation; the more notes and the further the cap is from the new priced equity, the greater the variance between actual and nominal pre- and post-money valuations. It’s going to be great!”.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Those names and faces and backgrounds that turn up in pitches and business plans might be deep and important relationships, somebody with options or equity who is going to be helping for the long term; or meaningless fluff, somebody who agreed once to have his or her name appear, but really does nothing. . Equity is forever.

Startup 165

Startup Equity Capitalization Table Naming 165

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Capitalization Table and Shareholder Roster. It leads me to believe the entrepreneur avoided giving up equity as long as possible and now needs capital to get out of a financial crisis. Financial Model and Balance Sheet (even if there are zeros across the board). Management Resumes and Organizational Chart. Stock Option.

Angel Investor 159

Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Startup Equity For Employees. 7 Salary vs Equity. The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers. Salary vs Equity. From Payne.org Wiki. 2 Stock Classes: Common and Preferred.

Equity 56

Equity Employee Vesting Preferred Stock 56

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

In fact, there are many types of crowdfunding, including donations, reward, pre-orders, loans, and equity. Professional investors, and more serious entrepreneurs, are most interested in money for ownership of a portion of the business (equity), and equity crowdfunding is still a small portion of the total (less than 10 percent), but growing.

Equity 180

Equity Due Diligence Angel Groups Liquidity Event 180

www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Type to Add and Search Questions; Search Topics and People Startups Startup Compensation Entrepreneurship Compensation Stock Options Major Internet Companies Silicon Valley Why is there such a large founder to early employee equity drop-off? This ties into this Paul Graham article: [link] /equity. Login if you already have an account.

Equity 40

Equity Employee Founder Cofounder 40

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up. We had a simple balance sheet by financing round model in our earlier master template financial model , but this model is more suitable for use in employment negotiations.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A cap table is also known as the capitalization table. This is a table that outlines the company’s capitalization. The use of a cap table for a company comes into play when it has to track the total amount of shares, the value of shares, and the equity ownership of all the shareholders.

Cap Table 112

Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Stock Options Option Pool 112

Board Effect

MAY 10, 2019

Capitalization tables—”cap tables” for those who don’t have time for extra syllables—map the balance of power in a company. If org charts are about people power , cap tables are about money power. In reality, however, cap tables are often far more complex. Why do cap tables matter? How are cap tables used?

Cap Table 40

Cap Table Liquidation Preference Dilution Liquidity Event 40

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

The reason these terms can produce returns by themselves is that they set the stage for a rejiggering of the capitalization table at some point in the future. I get that you want to grow and I want you to grow, but let’s internally finance that growth by spending gross margin dollars rather than new dilutive dollars of equity.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40