Posts Tagged ‘options’
Walker Twitter Highlights: November 7th – 13th
by Scott Edward Walker on November 14th, 2011I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. Below are my five most popular tweets (via bit.ly) for the past week and a few blog-related tweets. If you’d like to see all of my tweets (or an RSS feed of them), you can do so here. Cheers, Scott
Tags: crowdfunding, entrepreneurs, founders, John Doerr, options, Twitter Highlights, vc, YC, Zynga
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Issuing Stock Options: Ten Tips For Entrepreneurs
by Scott Edward Walker on November 11th, 2009Fred Wilson, a New York City-based VC, wrote an interesting post a few days ago entitled “Valuation and Option Pool,” in which he discusses the “contentious” issue of the inclusion of an option pool in the pre-money valuation of a startup. Based on the comments to such post and a google search of related posts, it occurred to me that there is a lot of misinformation on the Web with respect to stock options – particularly in connection with startups. Accordingly, the purpose of this post is (i) to clarify certain issues with respect to the issuance of stock options; and (ii) to provide ten tips for entrepreneurs who are contemplating issuing stock options in connection with their venture. (more…)
Tags: exercise price, key employees, option pool, options, restricted stock, Rule 701, securities laws, stock option plan, stock options, vesting
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