Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You can then work with your law firm to formally draw up founder common stock paperwork either then or subsequently. It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Typically, investors will be interested in “preferred” stock, which comes with special (aka “preferred”) rights, such as receiving a certain payout before anyone who holds “common” stock. The ownership structure of an LLC is a blank slate. Doing things the right way from the start will save you money and time down the line. [1]

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You can then work with your law firm to formally draw up founder common stock paperwork either then or subsequently. It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. The shares given out can either be common stocks or preferred stocks. ? Debt investment. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

Any software, hardware, or CPG startup in Texas with a female founder or co-founder can apply to participate. Austin based Senseye has developed a system of high resolution cameras and software that can read your mind just by watching the movement of the muscles in your pupils. Who Can Apply? They’ve raised $7.2

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Currently, most ecommerce businesses have IT staff constantly running manual tests to confirm that their site is operating properly, or they manually create expensive software to run these tests.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Business Software. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Take GlobalLogic , a $100 million software research and development company based in Vienna, Virginia. Human Resources (HR).

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

But in the 20th century, dominated by hardware and software, technology swings inside an existing market happened slowly — taking years, not months. It’s hard to think of a hardware/software or life science technology that dominates its space for years. Founders can now outvote the preferred stock holders (the investors).

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

If I represent investors in a later Series A financing, I would probably use the existence of the drag-along as an excuse to implement a more aggressive drag-along provision — which does not require the approval of the holders of common stock to trigger. Legal fees. The company is obligated to pay $10K for investors counsel.

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SiliconHills

JULY 29, 2013

Austin-based SolarWinds announced Monday that the software company plans to repurchase up to $50 million worth of its common stock.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. More recently it's skewed to software & web. Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and what. They dont invest a lot of money; just enough to keep them going through the summer.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Typically, employers that offer employees equity compensation will do so in the form of common stock, preferred stock, or stock options. While some companies may use it as a means of paying employees a lower salary upfront, it’s very rarely offered as a complete replacement to receiving a regular compensation package.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Furthermore, there are various forms of equity, such as preferred stock, common stock, and convertible notes, which influence the present and potential future investors. Total share ownership is the sum of the common stock, stock options, preferred stock, and any other stock category for a single individual.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Some VCsnow require that in any sale they get 4x their investment backbefore the common stock holders (that is, you) get anything, butthis is an abuse that should be resisted. Theres only common stock at this stage. But of coursetheir main job is to build version 1 of their software.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The Valley was all about software and few investors at the early stage would take on hardware or devices. Yes, it’s complicated (a lot more than software!), I imagine that that’s almost like a new thing for several of the wall-street type investors since they typically only invested in common stock in liquid markets.

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