Startup Equity 101: Who Gets What Slice Of The Pieby Ryan RutanConfused about how to calculate startup equity distribution and compensation? Check out this primer to get you started.Continue
Startup Stock Valuationby The Startups TeamThere are many valuation methods available to Founders, and most understand zero of them! In this section of our Equity Series, we discuss how to calculate your pre-revenue valuation, and much more!Continue
Startup Stock Vestingby The Startups TeamIn this section of our Equity Series, we'll cover employee vesting options and it allows members to "earn" their stock over some period of time or per specific milestones.Continue
Startup Stock Optionsby The Startups TeamIn this section of our Equity Series, we're going to cover two types of Startup Stock Options — Traditional Employee Stock Options and what is known as Phantom Equity Grants which have some of the benefits of equity stock options without having to give away actual equity.Continue
How Startup Equity Worksby The Startups TeamIn this section of our Equity Series, we'll explain the most popular approaches toward dividing ownership interest in early-stage startups while weighing the pros and cons of each.Continue
What's a Cap Table and Why do I Care?by Wil SchroterFor many of us who have no idea what a cap table is, here's a quick primer.Continue
Does it Matter if I Own 51% of my Company?by Wil SchroterWe all have heard that "just getting 51% of the company will help us control the board and rule the world!" But in startup companies, that's often not the case.Continue
Why Should I Avoid Paying People with Equity?by Wil SchroterAs Founders, we tend to spend equity like it's free — only to come to learn that equity is not only expensive now, it's way more expensive later as the company grows. And we now hold less of it.Continue
How Early Stage Startups Assign Employee Startup Stock Optionsby Emma McGowanSo you’ve heard about “employee stock options,” but you have no idea where to start. Check out this startup stock options 101 primer to get you going.Continue