Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. I call it, “Remind me why I love you again?” everything.

Software Review 381

Software Review Churn Rate Due Diligence New York 381

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

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Model Equity Calculator for Founders with Option Pool Expansion – crowdspring.co/1fwUdsA. Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!?

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Gust

AUGUST 30, 2012

Integrity, Passion, Startup Experience, Domain Expertise, Functional Skills, Leadership, Commitment, Vision, Pragmatism, Flexibility, Personality. Characteristics of the Entrepreneur. Characteristics of the Venture.

Founder Vesting 144

Founder Vesting Option Pool Exit Strategy Vesting 144

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Company Y receives an offer from an angel or ‘unsophisticated’ smaller VC fund that is unwilling to lead and price the equity but wants to ‘invest now’.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Leadership. If youre offering the consultant stock options, youll also want to take into consideration what the exercise price is going to be and how long the options will be outstanding. Start-up | Mondays. Technology | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

Hunter Walker

MAY 7, 2014

Founder Mindset : Lastly asking about your hiring plan and future org chart tells me a bit more about how you’re approaching leadership. Unless you’re purely a business founder we want to see product vision and leadership on the founding team, not hired on. A bloated org full of fancy titles and layers of management?

Hiring 108

Hiring Option Pool Early Stage Term Sheet 108