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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

The longer you wait the higher the price they’ll have to pay and the less time the clock will be ticking on long-term capital gains tax. Most importantly we talked about my good friends at Okta who were financed by Andreesen Horowitz. You’re not screwing me – you’re screwing your fellow employees.

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Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO

Feld Thoughts

As Finance Fridays continues, we are introducing the concept of the Cap Table. Later, if they sell, the low tax basis and capital gains tax rates result in a lower tax liability than if they didn’t file the 83(b) election. Hopefully you are staying with us and finding this useful – feedback welcome!

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Series Seed Financing Documents

www.seriesseed.com

SeriesSeed.com Series Seed Financing Documents Blog Home Documents Blog Archives Subscribe 09/02/2010 Version 2.0   That’s because there are not that many issues to negotiate in a simple equity financing. Let’s imagine that using the more simple documents saves 10% of the time and money involved in a seed financing.

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Remote Tax Prep vs. Traditional Tax Services: Which One is Right for You?

The Startup Magazine

Even if you have unique sources of income, such as dividends or capital gains from selling assets, a CPA can guide you correctly. But online, advanced software quickly handles complicated finances, like investments or self-employment income. They listen and learn about your personal finance, income taxes, and more.

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How to split startup equity between startup founders when starting a new business

The Startup Magazine

Equity allocation is also inextricably tied to the stage of financing. To keep things simple, we’re skipping over possible capital gains taxes. . Additionally, workers who assist in the startup process often get a higher percentage of ownership than those who join the firm later. The differences between shares and options.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

And the tax changes for 2011 could cause a further end-of-year sell-off: Another factor often not discussed is that the capital gains tax increases coming into effect in 2011 are might just lead to a stock market sell-off in Q410 as investors “lock in” gains at a lower tax rate.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

As a refresher, a convertible note is a loan that automatically converts into equity upon the closing of a Series A round of financing. Additionally, Convertible Equity is “equity” that may have a lower capital gains tax benefit for investors, since it is likely classified as “qualified small business stock”.

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