Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

Most founders stick around for their lock-up period (1-2 years) before going on to found their next company. What if the $100 million you’re going to spend trying to win this alleged “war for talent” in stead went into big retention plans to keep your most talented employees. We get the mechanics.

Liquidation Preference 357

Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

View from Seed

MAY 16, 2019

But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders. You can see this both by looking at a cohort “layer cake” graph or by examining the net dollar retention. Slack’s net dollar retention rate is an incredibly impressive 143%. So Slack generated $1.43

Lock-up Period 168

Lock-up Period Retention .Net Azure 168

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2019

But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders. You can see this both by looking at a cohort “layer cake” graph or by examining the net dollar retention. Slack’s net dollar retention rate is an incredibly impressive 143%. So Slack generated $1.43

Lock-up Period 100

Lock-up Period Retention .Net Azure 100