www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

People tend to underestimate how much record keeping is involved with managing employees and consultants, and this just adds an unacceptable extra burden. First, you’d probably want them to receive common stock, not preferred stock (which is the likely next round). link] mattbartus. link] Casey Allen. This and that.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Pick a name for the new legal entity (e.g., and search for its availability as a corporate name, domain name and trademark (all separate inquiries). Make escrow arrangements for restricted stock (i.e., Consummate the stock issuances, make any necessary securities filings and issue the corresponding stock certificates.

Intellectual Property 139

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Startup Equity For Employees. 2 Stock Classes: Common and Preferred. 5 Stock vs Options. 6 Founders / Restricted Stock. The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers.

Equity 56

Equity Employee Vesting Preferred Stock 56

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Furthermore, there are various forms of equity, such as preferred stock, common stock, and convertible notes, which influence the present and potential future investors. Total share ownership is the sum of the common stock, stock options, preferred stock, and any other stock category for a single individual.

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Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Stock Options Option Pool 112

Growthink Blog

APRIL 7, 2010

For those of you who don't understand the term "Series A," the Series A round is the name given to your first significant round of venture financing. The name "Series A" refers to the class of preferred stock that you sell to investors in return for their cash.

Angel Investor 54

Angel Investor Preferred Stock Common Stock Venture Capital 54

Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Stage #2: Seed Funding Seed funding (also called seed capital) typically ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 and is often provided by angel investors, and is usually structured as convertible notes or common stock. The name is derived from the class of preferred stock investors receive in return for their capital.

Equity 88

Equity Mezzanine Later Stage Venture Capital 88

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Rand keeps it anonymous, which is just as well; a piece like this would be really hard to do with specific names and faces. But, tragically, 3 years after their apex, this firm sold for less than their annual revenue, laid off nearly the entire staff, and left common stock shareholders, my friends included, with nothing.

Common Stock 63

Common Stock Stock Options Stock Cofounder 63

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 13, 2013

They are typically pretty simple: (i) shares owned by founders and (ii) shares authorized for issuance in a stock option pool, some of which may be issued to employees already and some of which will be available for future issuance. QUESTION #1: This leads to our cap table clean up question #1, namely is that the right allocation?

Cap Table 67

Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Liquidation Preference 67

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

I''m a strong believer in fairness (although my daughters may not agree) and investors and entrepreneurs working together as a team to create something valuable to all stakeholders (customers, employees, founders, investors). Finally, I have to bring up some bad behavior by a name Sand Hill Road firm (SH).

Term Sheet 46

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46