Startup Percolator
Startup Percolator
The blog posts on Startup Percolator cover a wide range of topics essential for entrepreneurs and startups.
The Human Capitalist Series P.6: Restricted Stock Units
The Human Capitalist Series P.7: When Would A Company Use Stock Awards Instead of Stock Options?
The Human Capitalist Series P.8: Q&A on Section 409A Valuations
The Human Capitalist Series P.9: Post-Employment Exercise Periods for Stock Options
International Women’s Day Client Spotlight: Cherie Hoeger
Getting Ready to Raise Series Pt. 1: Is Venture Capital Right for You?
Getting Ready to Raise Series Pt. 2: How do Venture Capitalists Value Companies?
Getting Ready to Raise Series Pt. 3: Investor Pitch Decks: Dos and Don’ts
Getting Ready to Raise Series Pt. 4: So You Think You Are Ready to Fundraise
How Forming Your Startup as an LLC Could Maximize Qsbs Benefits
What Is Shadow Preferred Stock?
A Crash Course on SAFEs
Overseas founders and employees: What do I need to know?
Businesses face several considerations when onboarding founders or employees who reside in foreign countries. These issues also apply to U.S.-based founders and employees who move to a foreign jurisdiction and work remotely.
Bottom line, having founders and employees located in a foreign country is too practically burdensome and expensive for most early-stage startups.
Should We Include Transfer Restrictions in Our Bylaws?
Transfer restrictions are one of the principal tools that startups use to prevent secondary transfers of their capital stock and maintain tight control over their cap tables.
Why include?
What is the Difference Between “Pre-Money” and “Post-Money” Valuation Cap SAFEs?
The difference is in the potential dilutive impact of the SAFE on founders. Post-money SAFEs can dilute founders significantly more than pre-money SAFEs.
When SAFEs with a valuation cap convert to equity in a future financing, the price at which they convert is determined as follows:
| SAFE Price = | Valuation Cap |