Option Pool Related Topics 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
I’m not sure I really even need to write this at length because Nivi absolutely nailed the topic in his article “ The Option Pool Shuffle.&#. When I went to raise money in 2006 I thought I knew every term in a term sheet but somehow I still got a bit duped by the option pool shuffle. No option pool shuffle.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
To find the equity numbers that were relevant for the particular person here, I went back through my prior post and looked at Wilson Sonsini and DFJ Gotham Ventures The Option Pool Shuffle Employee Equity How Much How much equity for investors and employees? Quick & Dirty How-To: Employee Stock Option Allocations
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Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
As first time entrepreneurs they did not create an employee options pool; we’ll fix that in a little while. They come up with two options: Hire Praveena as an employee and offer her stock options. If the full pool were to be given out, the dilution is fairly significant to the founders.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Wilson Sonsini and DFJ Gotham Ventures : The Option Pool Shuffle : Title Range (%) CEO 5 – 10 COO 2 – 5 VP 1 – 2 Independent Board Member 1 Director 0.4 – 1.25 Because of the Art aspect of early employee equity, I had trouble finding much in the way of numbers for that specific aspect. I did find a few things for later points.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. It is typical for employees to vest their options over four years with a one year cliff, which means a new hire must stay on the company for at least one year to see any shares. What’s everyone else getting?
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 3, 2010
If they raise a bunch of capital little ole you isn’t going to be around to have your option pool topped up. The moment you sell, somebody else controls the exit timing, exit price, capital raising, etc. And your outcomes are tied to their moves and their stock. I promise they’re not.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 17, 2009
Assuming normal valuations at fund raising rounds you’ll be down to 6-12% after you’ve created a stock-option pool and raised capital. But these people seldom make retirement money from the stock options on these companies. It is hard enough to have a great financial outcome when you start with 100%.
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