Shares Questions

SCENARIO I'm an early employee in a startup and 100% vested. I've been in the company long enough to start thinking about my next career step (MBA maybe), but I do wish it the best of success and...

Acquisition Shares

asked Sep 6 '11 at 11:51

Hungryhumble
16 points

I'm in the process of registering a company for my start up. I've been developing the concept 60 hours a week for the past 6 months. I've attracted the interest of a high profile UX academic that...

Partner Equity Company Registration Shares

asked Sep 6 '11 at 16:48

Nathan Keller
138 points

I am a new entrepreneur seeking investors. I need $4 million in capital to start my company. Investors came forward to help me with my required capital, but they are asking for 50% of lifetime...

Investment Shares

asked Aug 19 '11 at 18:42

Karz
126 points

I'm the sole founder of a startup and I've incorporated a delaware c-corp, but have not yet issued any shares. I'm putting all that legal stuff off so I can focus on product development. Plan is to...

Incorporation Intellectual Property Shares

asked Aug 16 '11 at 10:38

Gman
6 points

I have been involved with a technology startup in the UK from day 0, for over 5 years now. The company is up to 800k+ revenue over the last year and was on track for a 150k profit. Unfortunately...

Investment Investors Selling Shares

asked Aug 2 '11 at 19:16

Jo Skipp
26 points

I'm in the process of setting up a company, and am trying to figure out what numbers to put in the Share Structure Table in the company registration form (download here ). I will be the sole...

Company Valuation Registration Shares

asked Aug 4 '11 at 12:59

Greg Sansom
130 points

Please check my thinking. Right now, founders own 100% of 1000 shares. We're willing to sell 30% of the company to outside investors. We want to set aside another 10% for an employee options...

Funding Shares

asked Aug 7 '11 at 23:16

W. Matthew Wilson
104 points

Is that a good or a bad idea to start a business with someone you are really close?

Getting Started Family Shares

asked Jul 6 '11 at 19:01

Dervlap
28 points

One of my co-founders is suggesting that we split equity based upon the number of hours each person puts in until we obtain funding and begin drawing salaries. In other words, each person would be...

Equity Shares

asked Jun 23 '11 at 10:08

A Fake Username
86 points

I am about to embark on raising money. I am reasonably sure that I have constructed an accurate but very conservative 5 year plan. If the cash flows are to be believed, I will now have to pin a...

Angel Shares

asked Jun 30 '11 at 08:37

Michael
234 points

Say one person comes up with the idea for a startup, and spends a significant amount of time over 2 years developing the business plan. That person then asks others to join the startup as...

Equity Business Plan Shares

asked Jun 23 '11 at 00:32

A Fake Username
86 points

I have an income and a website idea. I know nothing about programming. I have a friend who is a programmer, comp-sci major, and so to get my idea created into a website I am paying them an hourly...

Partner Employees Salary Shares

asked Jun 11 '11 at 16:06

Zach
11 points

I'm currently working from home, but finding this too solitary, and also need a change of environment in general so I'm considering moving cities. I think this is a great time to branch out of my...

UK Office Space Shares

asked Jun 1 '11 at 07:27

Ocharles
126 points

At the moment, my co-founders and I are working on our startup part-time. We're in the process of figuring out how many shares to allocate to each person. If one of us quits their full-time job to...

Equity Fulltime Shares

asked May 19 '11 at 06:19

A Fake Username
86 points

My question is pretty broad, but I am just wondering the next logical steps to take in establishing and distributing equity in an iOS App Business Startup. What form or document do I would need to...

Equity Distribution Agreements Shares

asked May 24 '11 at 13:47

Canty Jeffrey
10 points

When founders divide a startup's equity amongst themselves, are those numbers set in stone (ignoring future dilution)? I ask this because my co-founders and I are pondering whether we should...

Equity Shares

asked May 13 '11 at 04:29

A Fake Username
86 points

My co-founders and I plan to issue profit shares and voting shares separately. For example, I might receive 35% of the profit shares, and 15% of the voting shares. What disadvantages are there to...

Equity Shares

asked May 13 '11 at 05:13

A Fake Username
86 points

I began work with a small startup last year, working as a consultant. Consulting didn't last long because I saw great potential in the company and made it clear I wanted to be a part of it. I...

Equity Tax Shares Royalties

asked May 15 '11 at 13:38

Schneider
116 points

I have been asked to work with a small startup who say they will offer me a 15% share of their LLP for my expertise. However as far as I am aware an LLP does not have a shareholders agreement and...

Partnerships Shares

asked May 4 '11 at 18:14

John
6 points

We (me and my partner) recently incorporated as a Limited By Shares company (Ltd). Stupidly, when filling out the forms we put down 1m shares with nominal value at £1 thinking these were just...

Incorporation Company Shares

asked May 10 '11 at 06:27

Tom
480 points