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Stock Options from an Entrepreneurs Point of View

Dave Naffzinger – VP at Judy’s Book and previously a co-founder of Quova has started a series of posts on stock options.  His first one is titled Startup Stock Options: ISOs vs. NSOs.  Excellent stuff if you are an entrepreneur.

Dave Naffzinger – VP at Judy’s Book and previously a co-founder of Quova has started a series of posts on stock options.  His first one is titled Startup Stock Options: ISOs vs. NSOs.  Excellent stuff if you are an entrepreneur.

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Issues with Equity Misalignment

Q: In our startup we have 4 founders, two of whom are not full time.  We’ve all put in a good sum of cash thus far.  The two founders with the least equity happen to be the two tech founders.  Some of us feel that we made a mistake when allocating shares in the beginning […]

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What Percentage of A Company Does a Typical Entrepreneur Own at Exit?

Q: On average, what percentage of a company does the “typical” entrepreneur own by the time of a “successful” exit? Obviously, huge YMMW, but what’s a reasonable expectation, say, assuming two founders, middle-of-the-road terms from investors, two or three rounds of funding, and an acquisition? Or is the range so broad as to be meaningless? […]

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Generic Range of Equity Desired By a VC for Round 1 or 2

Jason and I welcome Matt McCall from DFJ Portage as today’s guest VC blogger.  We sent Matt one of our backlog questions – his response is below.  Matt also posted it on his excellent blog under the title How VC’s Determine % Ownership Thresholds. Question: What’s a completely generic range of equity a VC typically […]

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