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Let’s assume both you and your investor have valued your early-stage startup at $100,000. Your investor is willing to contribute $25,000 to fund the growth of your company. How much equity should they get?
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Most founders start out owning their company.
But to grow as quickly as possible, you’ll need investment, and to secure the capital you’ll need, your investors will want to own a part of your company.
The faster you grow, the greater your burn rate becomes, and the more capital you’ll...
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This apparent horror story leads many founders to take staunch anti-dilution measures. But dilution serves a purpose: to attract skilled people and resources to your startup.
Whether it’s incentivizing a respected VC with a sizeable ownership stake, or luring top talent wit...
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The only real valuation of a company is whatever someone is willing to pay for it, and a VC will pay huge amounts if they think you’ll be worth a whole lot more in the future.
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Investment decisions can become incredibly complicated, and in the case of successful startups, minute changes to ownership stakes can equate to millions of dollars. Thankfully, there’s a simple rule of thumb we can use to work out whether or not we think an investment opportunity is worthwhile.
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