Distribution Hiring Option Pool 
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.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. 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.
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www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
The distribution of investors should mirrorthe distribution of startups, which has the usual power law dropoff.So In a traditional series A round, before the VCs invest theymake the company set aside a block of stock for future hires—usuallybetween 10 and 30% of the company. Theyrean administrative convenience.
thinkspace.com
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? The one thing that I think is missing is distributing equity to every single employee in the company regardless of title. Title Range (%).
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Create an options pool, if nothing more than in your mind, so you have some parameters to work within," Durkin says. Toshiba Laptops. We get notebooks.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem. The Long Term Stock Exchange is building out a set of tools for founders for managing their cap tables, 409A valuations, cash on hand, options pool, investor relations, etc. Fincura specializes in serving lenders. 11) Exit .
www.instigatorblog.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
I gave him similar numbers to what I had been given when I was hiring the first few employees for Standout Jobs. This is especially true when you think of a tech startup, where the first few hires are typically engineers/programmers. But I also told him that I though the numbers were wrong. .&# 1% is just not a lot.
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