www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Determined not to miss another opportunity, Graham has begun waiving fees and instead taking equity in clients he thinks have a good shot at success. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. Honorees Resources.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

They are usually offered around 0.25% of the companies equity in exchange for their role and I’ve seen many companies hand out a total of 2% to advisers. My main advice to you if you’re considering it is don’t waste much equity on it. Using this approach you may be able to get a few key advisers with no equity at all.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

He or she wants to know how long the money you will raise will last and whether this is long enough to warrant taking a risk on funding you. It’s true that some later-stage private equity firms like to fund “roll ups” (a company that acquires many related companies in it sector), but this is seldom the domain of VCs.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We don’t have any equity or control over the business….”. “As Key elements: . “We

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www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Changing Equity Structures for Early Startup Employees Tweet Recently someone asked me for advice on how much equity they should give to their early employees. 1% but they’re not going to be overwhelmed by it, or insanely incentivized by that equity alone. I do believe that early employees should trade salary for equity.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coca-Cola has brand equity that makes people gravitate towards it. In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. Why brand equity matters now more than ever. Brand equity. It’s the safer bet. Every day in the U.S.,

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

But the customer is worth more and the target approach of ABM is warranted. If so, even a small deal may warrant a targeted approach. The more brand equity you have , the easier it will be to get prospects to pay attention. The sales cycle will be longer than that of a small business owner deciding for themselves.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 8, 2015

As a rule, entrepreneurs are very protective of their equity, and try to keep 100 percent ownership for themselves. lucrative sales commission plan, profit share plan), and sometimes that comes in the form of equity or equity linked incentives (e.g., stock, options, warrants). stock, options, warrants).

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering. I respect Rob a lot and the fact that he is willing to take feedback when warranted gives his great credibility. Always seek input. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. But asking your board will keep them engaged. And improve.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

Later on, Steve served as the Managing Director of Listed Equity Trading. Holders of the DIGau token will potentially be receiving distributions and warrants to purchase other minerals tokens at a discount. Stephen Braverman has been working in the trading industry for more than 30 years.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

And even if they wanted the index return, there is essentially no way to buy (or sell) a broad-based basket of VC funds in the way you can trade the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 or other public equity index. What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask? Aren’t they a form of bundled investment into the VC asset class?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. If you’re in the minority that succeed it’s possible that even when you sell you’ve raised too much money and taken too much dilution and your exit price isn’t high enough to warrant a big return for yourself. Me: “Zero dilution.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

Years ago, I co-wrote my first book, profiling just such a person, trading his time and experience in exchange for equity – and managing to become wealthy in the process by picking and aiding great young companies that grew large and were ultimately sold at a tremendous profit.

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ithacaVC

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Typically, with convertible debt, the note holder expects the debt to convert into the next equity financing (often a Series A round). Conversion Discount vs Warrant Coverage. I just read a very interesting article about how to best structure convertible debt rounds. 85 a share (just divide the debt amount plus interest by $.85).

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www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

One possibility is to negotiate a higher valuation and offer warrants (i.e., Take a look at the numbers when you increase the fully diluted pre-money valuation from $3 million to $5 million and include warrants: Pre-Money. Warrants. -. 1,333,333 warrants x $0.50 1,333,333 warrants x $0.50 Post-Money. Series A. -.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. If you were able to raise at a $50 million post-money valuation and have $2 million in the bank and the markets turn you better be sure that your valuation warrants raising at at least $50 million even in a tough market or I’d be more cautious about a higher burn.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The most striking example was the one hundred million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. But I learned it again and again in my various business lives. Here’s a striking example.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

It may not be equity. Venture or angel-financed companies with plenty of working capital sometimes are immune to this working capital need for some time into their growth, but at some point, it will become clear that the cheapest form of finance is not equity in a growing enterprise. Back to loans costing less than dilution of equity.

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Gust

JUNE 7, 2014

5) Senior Preferred Stock and warrants. 7) Junior Preferred Stock and warrants. 9) Common Stock (including any Preferred that converted to Common, any exercised options, and all Founders stock) and Common stock warrants. So, here is the typical payout order, from first to last: 1) Salaries owed to employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Convertible or equity? Cap or warrants? How well financed is the competition? What is their market traction? How much are they raising? How much is soft-circled (committed)? At what valuation?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

If you want to give them a 50% discount offer them $1 of common-stock warrants (no liquidation preference) for every $1 of stock they buy. If you want to give them a 33% discount you offer them half of a $1 common-stock warrant for every $1 share they purchase. “But lawyers will charge much more for equity.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market. The upside for entrepreneurs is the equity in their business.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

With the rise of startups and growing businesses , it has become more critical for investors to have a thorough understanding of equity to be aware of all of the advantages they are receiving from the companies they have invested in. What is Company Equity? Types of equity. Common stock. Preferred shares.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2017

Founders often believe that splitting the equity pie with you is not warranted. Founders always believe their ventures are worth at least an order of magnitude more than people with money do. They think that the money guys don’t get it. Some people thrive in the details.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

a loan) that is later converted to equity at the time of the next financing. If no financing happened then this “note&# may not be converted and thus would be senior to the equity of the company in the case of a bankruptcy or asset sale. You might have legitimate concerns that warrant not funding the ongoing operations.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Convertible equity? The new form of convertible security or “convertible equity” is essentially a convertible note containing most of the usual terms — except it’s been stripped of the features that would make it a loan. In that sense it’s more like a warrant or option with a zero exercise price.).

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

If a founder’s company raises more than $50,000 in debt or equity financing, excluding funds from the founder, within 18 months of formation, then the founder must pay a tuition fee of $4,500, which is used to cover the Institute’s expenses in providing the program. Warrants and Bonus Pool.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Years ago, I co-wrote my first book, profiling just such a person, trading his time and experience in exchange for equity – and managing to become wealthy in the process by picking and aiding great young companies that grew large and. Original 1994 book. were ultimately sold at a tremendous profit.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Warrant coverage: the lender will request warrants over equity in the range of five percent to 20 percent of the value of the loan. A percentage of the loan’s face value can be converted into equity at the per-share price of the last (or concurrent) venture financing round.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

It doesn’t give you more cash compensation, more equity ownership or more direct control over the operating business. If you are going to be a true co-founder (and 20% equity sounds like it), sharing over-all decision making about company direction, strategy, financing, staffing, etc.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

To briefly recap: 3/12 : Fred Wilson discussed why he dislikes convertible notes and SAFEs, and how priced equity rounds make more sense at the seed level. 3/20 : danprimack provided detail on Wal-mart/Jet.com’s acquisition of ModCloth, and how substituting (rather than supplementing) debt for equity can cause problems.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 21, 2014

Investment companies in the Berkshire mold have great flexibility to structure investments of various types: traditional straight cash-for-equity, warrants, contingent warrants, revenue certificates, convertibles, in exchange for professional services, on project-by project bases, and more. Investment Flexibility.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As O’Leary said, this isn’t an equity investment. This is a loan with a 15% warrant attached at a zero strike price. They often do get warrants attached to their loans, but for nowhere near 15% of the company; usually an order of magnitude less. Astonishingly, the entrepreneurs took the deal.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services.

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