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Cap Tables, Dilution, ESOP

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The difference to bootstrapping is that when you raise you have to deal with dilution.

 

That means understanding equity ownership.

  • You track this in a Cap Table.
  • You'll learn about the implications of raising money.
  • How it affects how much money you'll make when you sell.
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CAP TABLE #14: The preference shares sheets - From Series A to I

CAP TABLE #14: The preference shares sheets - From Series A to I

This is the 14th and final part of the Pro Cap Table training course is on preference shares. In this series we go through the...

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CAP TABLE #13: Accounting for convertible debt and warrants sheet

CAP TABLE #13: Accounting for convertible debt and warrants sheet

Tl;DR: This is the 13th part of the Pro Cap Table training course where we deal with accounting for convertible debt and warrants. In this...

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CAP TABLE #12: The Common sheet of the cap table

CAP TABLE #12: The Common sheet of the cap table

This is the 11th part of the Pro Cap Table training course on the common cap table. In this series we go through the basics...

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CAP TABLE #11: The ESOP sheet of the cap table

CAP TABLE #11: The ESOP sheet of the cap table

This is the 11th part of the Pro Cap Table training course, the ESOP sheet. In this series we go through the basics you need...

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CAP TABLE #10: Returns waterfall calculation sheet of the cap table

CAP TABLE #10: Returns waterfall calculation sheet of the cap table

This is the 10th part of the Pro Cap Table training course on the returns waterfall sheet. In this series we go through the basics...

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CAP TABLE #9: Individual shareholder returns sheet of the cap table

CAP TABLE #9: Individual shareholder returns sheet of the cap table

This is the 9th part of the Pro Cap Table training course. In this series we go through the basics you need to know, then...

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CAP TABLE #8: The assumptions sheet of the cap table

CAP TABLE #8: The assumptions sheet of the cap table

This is the 8th part of the Pro Cap Table training course on the cap table assumptions. In this series we go through the basics...

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CAP TABLE #7: The cap table sheet

CAP TABLE #7: The cap table sheet

This is the 7th part of the Pro Cap Table training course on the cap table sheet. In this series, we cover essential basics and...

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CAP TABLE #6: Deal calculations in the cap table

CAP TABLE #6: Deal calculations in the cap table

This is the 6th part of the Pro Cap Table training course, focusing on deal calculations. This series covers the essentials, guiding you through each...

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CAP TABLE #5: Shareholders sheet in the cap table

CAP TABLE #5: Shareholders sheet in the cap table

This is the 5th part of the Pro Cap Table training course. In this series we go through the basics you need to know, then...

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CAP TABLE #4: Starting the cap table - Format sheet

CAP TABLE #4: Starting the cap table - Format sheet

This is the 4th part of the Pro Cap Table training course. In this series we go through the basics you need to know, then...

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CAP TABLE #3: Cap table dilution math

CAP TABLE #3: Cap table dilution math

This is the 3rd part of the Pro Cap Table training course. In this series we go through the basics you need to know, then...

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CAP TABLE #2: Cap table dilution formula step by step example

CAP TABLE #2: Cap table dilution formula step by step example

This is the second part of the Pro Cap Table training course on the dilution formula. In this series we go through the basics you...

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CAP TABLE #1: What is a cap table and other important questions

CAP TABLE #1: What is a cap table and other important questions

This is the first part of the Pro Cap Table training course. In this series we go through the basics you need to know, then...

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Quarterly vesting schedule for staff incentive ESOP plans

Quarterly vesting schedule for staff incentive ESOP plans

Don’t’ know how to calculate a quarterly vesting schedule? Yeah, I thought so. Neither did I. Now, quarterly vesting is not my preferred method, but...

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ESOP Terms Cheat sheet

ESOP Terms Cheat sheet

Want to know all the ESOP terms? Here’s a nice cheat sheet for you. In my Udemy course called “The best guide to startup Employee...

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Free startup dilution calculator. How does dilution for founders work with ESOP and investment

Free startup dilution calculator. How does dilution for founders work with ESOP and investment

No one was born knowing everything let alone startup dilution, you have to learn at some point and in some way. How you make money in...

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eShares 101 - How this startup manages employee onboarding

eShares 101 - How this startup manages employee onboarding

Henry Ward, CEO at eShares just posted a Medium blog on how they do their employee onboarding, and the deck they use has some decent learnings in it....

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