Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
I also had to negotiate a follow-on round at a portfolio company because new investors were trying to force a bit option-pool top-up that would dilute the founders and existing shareholders and existing investors were fighting over prorata rights. Wednesday I have 4 companies coming in to talk about their companies. You’re in control.
Eric Friedman
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Startups pave the way for in person only monthly, quarterly, or bi-annually and large corps have 2 day a week in offices. Startups are more likely to pay mercenaries with expertise (like me!) 5/ the US power grid becomes a focus point for conversation from a major disruption due to an attack. . 9/ Hubs vs. Offices.
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The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Dealing almost exclusively with first time startup founders, we tackle the following question with nearly all of our CEOs: How much equity should they give to the employees? In one instance, I told a CEO that we typically recommend a 15 percent stock options pool at seed/Series A stage. She rolled her eyes in disbelief.
View from Seed
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Editor’s note: Understanding how to divide founder equity at a startup can be tricky, even to the point of reaching emotional riffs between founders. Across both the startups I’ve personally been involved in (PayPal and LinkedIn) and the startups in which I’ve been an investor, I’ve seen a broad range of co-founder equity splits.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 25, 2020
Austin, TX Fast forward 4 years later, here I am working for a startup at the South By South West Tech & Music festival in Austin, TX. SXSW brings a huge chunk of the music and tech world together in one city every year in March, and most startups launch their products there every year. How did I get the gig?
Pascal's View
JULY 9, 2017
There is nothing wrong with using a SAFE or a convertible note in a startup if you know its implications. The bottom line: Startup CEOs/Founders need to do the projected capitalization table math on an as-converted, post-money basis from Day 1, before issuing any notes and modeling various possible future scenarios. Sound simple?
Agile VC
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Across both the startups I’ve personally been involved in (PayPal and LinkedIn) and the startups in which I’ve been an investor, I’ve seen a broad range of co-founder equity splits. But delaying or avoiding the conversation often results in it being more awkward than it needs to be.
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