Today’s Great VC post of the day is a long, detailed example of How Equity Dilution Works by Ken Gaebler.
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Today’s Great VC post of the day is a long, detailed example of How Equity Dilution Works by Ken Gaebler.
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Rick Segal has today’s VC Post of the Day with his excellent post A Fatal Paper Cut. Rick tells the story of the death of a promising young startup as a result of a messy early capital structure that wasn’t managed correctly from the beginning. In due diligence, the VC chickened out and the company […]
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Q: I thought i’d ping you on your thoughts regarding the non-cash compensation for key executives in strategic plays that aren’t strictly early-stage.. as an example, how would you structure your framework in providing equity comp to key executives in strategies involving turnarounds, consolidations and roll-ups etc. A: (Brad): Equity comp for turnarounds / consultations […]
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