Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Typically, vesting in startups occurs monthly over four years, starting with the first 25 percent of shares vesting only after an owner has remained active for at least 12 months (one year cliff ). Key founder vesting should have no cliff. Retain the right to reclaim stock from anyone leaving the startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2021

Typically, vesting in startups occurs monthly over four years, starting with the first 25 percent of shares vesting only after an owner has remained active for at least 12 months (one year cliff ). Key founder vesting should have no cliff. Retain the right to reclaim stock from anyone leaving the startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2015

Typically, vesting in startups occurs monthly over four years, starting with the first 25 percent of shares vesting only after an owner has remained active for at least 12 months (one year cliff ). Key founder vesting should have no cliff. Retain the right to reclaim stock from anyone leaving the startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

Ask them how much they think such a solution would cost them. Founder vesting. Yesterday I wrote a blog posting on founder vesting (see here ). You should implement restricted stock with vesting at the earliest stages in your company -even before the VC’s ask. Build prototypes and/or product.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

This includes agreeing on how you will handle personal investments in the business, but it also includes many other topics such as founders’ vesting schedules and voting rights. It helps control transaction costs in terms of both time and money. This will save a lot of pain down the road. warrants or discounts).

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ithacaVC

JUNE 20, 2011

Cost is the overriding issue for startups when it comes to properly engaging a lawyer. My general retort on this point is this: expect to incur real lawyer costs and get over it. This is a follow on to my June 13, 2011 post about controlling your lawyer and was inspired by a comment to that earlier post.

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Consider the opportunity cost of spending shares on employees and investors. Consider the opportunity cost of spending shares on employees and investors. ” You need to consider the opportunity cost when you spend equity. Ask the Attorney” – Founder Vesting. We have some additional thoughts. As usual. =).

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