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Advisory Shares: Why 90% of Them Are Worth Nothing (And When to Take the Deal)
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Right of First Refusal: The Clause That Can Lock You In or Kill Your Deal
Right of First Refusal: The Clause That Can Lock You In or Kill Your Deal A $250M acquisition died because a seed-stage investor exercised their ROFR. The buyer walked. The seller waited 30 days for a match that was...
Advisory Shares: Why 90% of Them Are Worth Nothing (And When to Take the Deal)
Advisory Shares: Why 90% of Them Are Worth Nothing (And When to Take the Deal) Run the math. A pre-seed advisory grant of 0.225% equity, at a startup with a 15% chance of surviving, sold at a 6x exit multiple on a $1M...
SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket
SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket An SPV costs $8,000 to set up on AngelList and lets you concentrate your entire allocation into one company. That's either...
SAFE Notes vs Convertible Notes: One Protects Founders, One Protects Investors — Know Which Is Which
SAFE Notes vs Convertible Notes: One Protects Founders, One Protects Investors — Know Which Is Which Y Combinator created the SAFE in 2013 to make fundraising faster. It worked. It also shifted ALL the downside risk to...
The Delaware C-Corp Myth: Why 95% of Founders Don't Need One (And the 5% Who Absolutely Do)
The Delaware C-Corp Myth: Why 95% of Founders Don't Need One (And the 5% Who Absolutely Do) I've watched founders spend $3,000–$5,000 per year maintaining a Delaware C-Corp they didn't need — because a Y Combinator blog...
Seed Funding in 2026: How Much to Raise, What to Give Up, and Who Actually Writes the Check
Seed Funding in 2026: How Much to Raise, What to Give Up, and Who Actually Writes the Check Median seed round in 2026: $3–5M at $10–15M pre-money. That sounds like a healthy market until you look at what happens next....
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