Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. Founder vesting. Yesterday I wrote a blog posting on founder vesting (see here ). Founder vesting is an insurance policy for all team members involved.

Founder Vesting 365

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ithacaVC

JUNE 20, 2011

5. You want to engage an outside board member: an outside board member (as opposed to one that is also on the management team) should sign a board member agreement and also, assuming equity compensation, get a stock option agreement or restricted stock grant based on what has been negotiated.

Stock Options 58

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Ask the Attorney” – Founder Vesting. We’re founders (Epinions), investors (Twitter), students (life), and advisors (billions). A poem: We read every email, but cant respond to most, or we wouldnt have time, to write a post. founders@venturehacks.com

Equity 40

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Breakups are hard If you’re going to fall out with your co-founder, do it early, recover the equity into the option pool to keep the company going, and recruit someone else great to fill the missing slot. Build in founder vesting (a.k.a. All our products Pitching Hacks , Cap Table , and Co-founder Interview.

Cofounder 101

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