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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Graham also pushes for common stock, the right to participate in future funding rounds to preserve the size of the stake, and a guaranteed seat on the board. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. In most cases, Arizona Bays management team asks for a stake of at least 20 percent. Will yours be next? Ship with Union Pacific.

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Should Your Startup Give Performance-Based Warrants?

Both Sides of the Table

As startup entrepreneurs we all want to work with them because having their name as reference clients makes it so much easier for marketing, PR, selling to other customers, fund raising and even recruiting. Make the warrants for common stock and not preferred stock. This is the same as with employee stock options.

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“Founder Friendly”

Austin Startup

Out of State VCs When you’re not CEO Material Preferred Stock v. Common Stock Ask the Users Because we’re known as Startup/VC lawyers who don’t represent VCs (just companies), I often get asked about my thoughts on “founder friendliness.” Good entrepreneurs and advisors know that. Background reading: Local v.

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How to Evaluate an Offer from a Startup Incubator

The Startup Lawyer

Most incubators take common stock and sit “side-by-side&# with the founders, but some may want some (weak) preferred stock and/or dilution protection. 6) Search For the Incubator’s PR and Marketing Efforts. Other incubators may want to set up an option pool.

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Cash-strapped? How to pay for services with your startup’s equity

The Next Web

After all, cash may be in short supply, but there’s a virtually endless amount of work to be done, from coding and web development, to PR, sales, general operations, or sage advice from an industry veteran. It’s a logical solution. But beyond motivation, there are more pragmatic factors at play here too.

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3 IPOs and the Lessons They Hold for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

The well-known ridesharing giant hit the market this year with a target price of $45 dollars per share, with 180 million shares of common stock available at launch. At the same time dealing with the PR fallout of being the prime figure in a wild conspiracy theory about the aforementioned DNC investigation.

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