Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Precise valuations are impossible to determine because of adjustments to employee option pools, possible buybacks of common stock, etc. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But these should be directionally correct. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 31, 2011

Answer Welcome to the world of the Silicon Valley! As the late, great attorney Craig Johnson wrote in the book The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship : Although start-up lawyers in Silicon Valley draft documents and follow form books. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Silicon Valley Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Redemption 45

venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Don’t lose this game. share to $1.00/share:

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Option Pool Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Warrant 68

Hippoland

APRIL 10, 2016

But, Ada wants to split the equity 50% her, 20% Bob and 20% me with a 10% option pool. Standard vesting practices in the Silicon Valley at this time of writing are 4 year vesting with a 1 year cliff. We are trying to decide how much equity to allocate to each person. But, we’re going to be doing all the work!

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Cofounder Cap Table Equity Vesting 48

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. The panel was a typical Silicon Valley shmoozefest hosted at a law firm with about 75+ attendees. ProfessorVC. Thursday, January 17, 2008. Touched by an Angel.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

A View from the Valley. Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. You have a 20% option pool, so you know this will take your ownership down from 80% to 60%, and the VC will get 25%. Option Pool. Option Pool.

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Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2012

From Silicon Valley to Peoria, Illinois, cash-strapped startups look for inventive way to finance their business – often handing out equity to employees, consultants, vendors, and other service providers. Many young tech startups reserve 15%-20% for employee stock options. It’s a logical solution.

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