Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? You have this perception that they’re billing you for the lunch meeting they invited you to and the friendly banter emails flying back and forth.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

.   At the financial level , and assuming a harvest of the investment in the company without the need for further financing, two terms stand out as driving economics: the dividend and the liquidation preference. Second a liquidation preference and a participation.   First , dividends.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

where your stock sits in the liquidity preference stack. what rights and preferences the founders and the other investors have. My post looks at this from the consultant/employee point of view. Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.). what your rights are.

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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? How much equity should I grant to early employees? Founders usually end up with 10% to 20%, all the other employees end up with about 15%, and the VCs end up with about 60% to 75%. 5% Managers -.25%

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Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We trade emails on the topic of entrepreneurship often. I took money with a 3x participating preferred liquidation preference with 8% compounded interest annually. Coupled with my participating preferred from 1999 and 2000 I had more than $55 million of liquidation preferences. Two answers from me.

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Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy.

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www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

” Share this: Facebook Twitter Email Reddit StumbleUpon. I've just seen many startups unhealthily focus on the valuation versus things such as the liquidation preference or board control. Employees, Advisors & Consultants (12). Send to Email Address. Your Email Address. Matt Bartus. Equity (5).

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