Shares Questions

When an investor invests an amount in a startup company exchange for equity, how do they protect themselves from being significantly diluted by a larger investor? And is that even an issue?

Beginning Investors Shares

asked May 10 '11 at 07:30

Pate
306 points

I'm based in Hong Kong. I've read through a lot of information about share vesting for co-founders and realized that is definitely the solution I want. I'm now trying to figure out how to actually...

LLC Legal Shares Vesting

asked Apr 29 '11 at 11:04

Asim Hussain
41 points

Currently I'm working on a project together with 1 co-founder and soon we are going to incorporate a company. We agreed that I get 70% shares and he gets 30% . The reason is because I started the...

Incorporation Investment Investors Partnerships Shares

asked Apr 20 '11 at 22:08

Paul12
18 points

What is share dilution? How can I, as a past employee of a company where I exercised my share options, know if my shares are subject to dilution? How can I protect myself in future from share...

Funding Equity Investors Shares

asked Apr 23 '11 at 01:24

Nissan Dookeran
177 points

I posted on Craig's List looking for help developing an idea into a web app. Since there's no money/funding/compensation the thinking is we would take a percentage of the company and the income it...

Development Design Shares

asked Apr 12 '11 at 08:32

Crashintoty
18 points

this is really good advice about ownership shares in a startup company. But the advice is also very general. E.g. in the startup phase developers are extremely important - without them - there is...

Development Shares

asked Apr 14 '11 at 23:41

Andreas
118 points

I had a problem that required a database solution. I designed the concept of the database and over a 2 year period developed a crude system that worked. In trying to find help with the...

Equity Investment Shares

asked Apr 17 '11 at 11:43

Paul
11 points

I currently work freelance as the sole software engineer for a small but promising startup company. I've been working with them for a several months, converting their "demo ware" software into...

Software Equity Shares

asked Apr 2 '11 at 18:47

Bomb Defused
227 points

Have read lots of different terms. I have no idea how they differ from one another. Things like, 20% stock pool for employees, and 1 million stocks, etc. Can someone enlighten me? Thank you.

Venture Capital Shares

asked Mar 16 '11 at 14:22

Victor
593 points

Last year, I incorporated with two other people who, at the time, were all about the project on which we were working. The project eventually fell flat due to loss of interest on their parts....

Tax Founders Shares

asked Feb 4 '11 at 12:23

Shaun
261 points