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The Introvert Economy, the Case for Longer Founder Vesting Cycles, What Happens When Your Product Goes Viral on TikTok, and More [link blog]

Hunter Walker

What Happens When TikTok Is Your Marketing Department [David Segal/New York Times] – Was it organic? Founder Vesting [Jared Hecht/USV] – Jared joined USV earlier this year and it’ll be interesting to see how his writing changes as he adds ‘institutional VC’ to his founder and angel investor knowledge.

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8 Keys To Maximizing Your New Venture Stock Net Worth

Startup Professionals Musings

When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. every entrepreneur should incorporate early and file an 83(b) election with the IRS within 30 days of founding the company. Key founder vesting should have no cliff.

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How To Prevent Your Founder’s Shares From Vaporizing

Startup Professionals Musings

When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. every entrepreneur should incorporate early and file an 83(b) election with the IRS within 30 days of founding the company. Key founder vesting should have no cliff.

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What do investors consider the most important aspect of a potential deal?

Gust

Characteristics of the Entrepreneur. Characteristics of the Market. Size, Growth, Concentration, Geography, Demographics, Competition, Channels, Regulatory Environment, Technological Developments, Adjacent Markets, Characteristics of the Deal. Characteristics of the Venture.

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Founder’s Stock Is Gold, If You Know The Rules

Startup Professionals Musings

Since Founder’s shares are usually issued at the time the company is incorporated, they essentially have no real value. Vesting with no cliff. Most Founder vesting is not subject to the one year cliff because partners should already know and trust each other. entrepreneur founder rules startup stock'

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8 Ways To Maximize The Value Of Your Startup Stock

Startup Professionals Musings

When an entrepreneur first incorporates his or her business, he or she may find him or herself the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. every entrepreneur should incorporate early and file an 83(b) election with the IRS within 30 days of founding the company. In the U.S.,

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How to Protect Your Startup Founder’s Shares

Startup Professionals Musings

Since founder’s shares are usually issued at the time the company is incorporated, they essentially have no real value. Vesting with no cliff. Most founder vesting is not subject to the one year cliff because partners should already know and trust each other.

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