A regular feature of AsktheVC will be to highlight great posts by other VCs that we think are relevant for all entrepreneurs. We subscribe to and read (ok – at least skim) as many of the VC bloggers as we can find. It’s fitting that one of the first VC blogger – Fred Wilson of […]
Our goal is to have AsktheVC ultimately be a broader information source for entrepreneurs than just “Brad and Jason’s thoughts.” To that end, we’ve started with a few additional things on the site worth noting and will be adding others on a regular basis. If you are only getting this via an RSS feed, take […]
Question: Could you recommend some of the more respected VC and private equity publications (ie., industry-specific magazines, newsletters, journals)? Are there any trade media or trade associations who I should be aware of? I like to be well-informed. Our Take: Let’s divide up into daily emails, paper publications and associations. Daily emails: Dan Primack from […]
Question: I have seen two pre-funding startups that have had 1 of 2 and 2 of 3 of the original founders quit. Neither of these companies had founder buy-sell agreements. In the latter case, the 3 founders had split the company equally which means 66.7% of the ownership is now outside and passive. Fortunately, they […]
What on earth is 280G? What is a parachute payment? Question: My lawyer mumbled something about 280G and parachute payments. I thought this was only for big public companies and acquisitions? How does this affect VCs? Our Take: Jason spent some time this year co-authoring an article on this with Ed Zimmerman and Brian Silkovitz […]
(We got two questions that were similar) Question 1: Is it normal to have the founders to have Class A shares, angel investors to have Class B shares, and a Class C pool for employee options. Liquidation preferences have classes B and C funding concurrently, with class A funding last? Question 2: Is there any […]
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