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5 Equity Distribution Parameters For Key Contributors

Startup Professionals Musings

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Investors may not be called cofounders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation.

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5 Keys To Negotiating Your Fair Share Of Any Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation.

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5 Criteria For Splitting Equity In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation.

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How Much Founder Stock Should You Offer Co-Founders?

Startup Professionals Musings

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. Effective post money is the effective valuation of an investor’s dollars at any one time.

IRR 205
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Are You Getting Your Fair Share Of Startup Equity?

Startup Professionals Musings

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation.

Equity 120
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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. Effective post money is the effective valuation of an investor’s dollars at any one time.

IRR 156