Rob Go

JUNE 17, 2014

In my last post about raising seed vs. jumping straight to A, I received a good comment from Chris Woods that my analysis neglected to include the impact of option pools that are created at each financing round. Essentially, the new investor wants there to be a certain % of options available to employees after they invest.

Option Pool 65

Option Pool Dilution .Net Term Sheet 65

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors. Many entrepreneurs lose track of what they have been cooking up in the cap table.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Leadership. Managing Creativity. These days, start-up entrepreneurs like Parker do sometimes use equity not only to motivate key employees but also to help pay for consulting and other services.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

Hunter Walker

MAY 7, 2014

“Growing the team” is almost always one of the ways entrepreneurs utilize new investment dollars. The entrepreneurs had some ties into the broader startup community so weren’t completely on an island but hadn’t sourced or vetted any candidates. A bloated org full of fancy titles and layers of management? Sounds great.

Hiring 107

Hiring Option Pool Early Stage Term Sheet 107