Cofounder Down Round Founder Stock 
VC Cafe
OCTOBER 31, 2022
This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. Many companies are now having to resort to tough measures in order to stay afloat, including layoffs, down rounds and tough terms from current investors.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 7, 2012
Week three’s breakdown covered topics like how hard momentum is to turn around, and how participating preferred stock works. This time I’ll break down week four of this season. At this point, the very pregnant cofounder was weeping. BACK 9 DIPS. But in the end Robert came back in to join Lori.
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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? The real question here is: why is it fair for founders to get so much more?
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 8, 2023
Obvious caveats to my POV here, most specifically: exposure is limited to largely the US/SiliconValley ecosystem, driven by our own portfolio, my friends and co-investors, the funds I’m a LP in, and our institutional LP relationships. Restructures, Down Rounds, and Pay to Plays.
A Crowded Space
DECEMBER 9, 2013
In VC: I see a fair number of deals that have reached some point of stagnation that are seeking a flat or down round. At one point, he had just 5 individual companies representing 70% of his public stock portfolio. He doesn’t seek co-investors. This is bad. Tread very carefully. . Pretty clear philosophy. .
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (by WSGR – disclaimer, I represent the Founders Institute and was involved in drafting this document). I think that the Series Seed documents are probably most appropriate in a friends and family equity seed financing, as opposed to a round led by a professional investor.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 21, 2016
. “Many Unicorn founders and CEOs have never experienced a difficult fundraising environment — they have only known success. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees.
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