Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2012

What’s an advisor to a startup deal? I see way too many deals bragging about advisors who are just lending their name to the business plan, as a favor to a former student or friend of a friend. And it hurts the credibility of founders when they show off names that don’t really mean anything. . Equity is forever.

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Startup Equity Capitalization Table Naming 165

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This is all incorporated into a document called a Cap Table. . A cap table will help you in the strategic management of business decisions. Wondering what a cap table is, its importance, and how you can maintain it to expand your business? What is a cap table? A cap table is also known as the capitalization table.

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www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. People tend to underestimate how much record keeping is involved with managing employees and consultants, and this just adds an unacceptable extra burden. I have moved my startup practice to Cooley from Dorsey.

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Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

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. What is a cap table?

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Peter and Jonathan discuss startup incubators, and our guest Caroline talks to us about the “F” word and 10 reasons why startups fail. Startup Incubators – (2:13). Learn more about Techstars , a startup accelerator program. 10 Reasons Why Startups Fail – (9:31). He says, “Hey guys.

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www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Startup Equity For Employees. 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. Important disclaimer: Ive got experience negotiating stock compensation packages from both sides of the table.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In February of last year, Fortune magazine writers Erin Griffith and Dan Primack declared 2015 “ The Age of the Unicorns ” noting — “Fortune counts more than 80 startups that have been valued at $1 billion or more by venture capitalists.” Next came Rolfe Winkler’s deep dive “ Highly Valued Startup Zenefits Runs Into Turbulence. ”

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