David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K).

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 14, 2012

The entrepreneur is seeking not just money, but primarily contacts with buyers at big retailers to get wider distribution. Instead of taking equity, he asked for a $2 per dress royalty until he recovered his capital, then $1 per dress thereafter. They argue over who can help Cozy Bug with distribution more. Kevin offered $50k.

Equity 164

Equity Dilution Redemption Distribution 164

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Musk was the early winner taking the CEO role (for a brief period) in the merged company and the largest equity stake as well. Luckily, Google was one of the 150 and did ultimately return the fund assuming the LP was smart enough to hold the stock after distribution. Most never make it there. Back to that PayPal merger.

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28