Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. See Also What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies. Who needs an exit strategy? An exit strategy is a way to get your money back.

Exit Strategy 117

Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

View from Seed

MAY 16, 2019

But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders. Public equity investors will measure it in the short term by the same metrics they judge other SaaS companies… multiples of revenue / EBITDA / bookings, growth rates, churn, sales efficiency, etc.

Lock-up Period 168

Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 168

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Once these businesses and others come out of their lock-up periods many of their option holders will cash in, more people will know somebody whose options have worked for them, and startup employees will place more value on those options.

Lock-up Period 125

Lock-up Period Angel Investor IPO Salary 125

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2019

But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders. Public equity investors will measure it in the short term by the same metrics they judge other SaaS companies… multiples of revenue / EBITDA / bookings, growth rates, churn, sales efficiency, etc.

Lock-up Period 100

Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 100

Venture Chronicles

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Don Dodge wrote about a very dry but critically important issue facing private companies that issue equity to employees… 409A valuations : IPO bump? – If private investors have already bid up the valuation, will there be an IPO jump in the stock price? This breaks the conventional wisdom about pre-IPO stock options.

Valuation 42

Valuation Stock Options Lock-up Period IPO 42

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. We drew $1.5 Same principle here. Prospective investors have a free look to see how you execute under the gun.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Haystack

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The result is more startups, more money and firms to fund it, and an increasing belief that access to technology-related equity (either as a founder, employee, or investor) must become increasingly democratized or rebalanced as a result of the compounding effects at scale we are now witnessing. 3/ The Streaming Media Effect.

China 146

China Startup Lock-up Period Cap Table 146