Equity and ownership
In-depth articles and guides focused on equity and ownership.
7 Articles
Equity and ownership
What is common stock in a startup? Learn how it differs from preferred stock, impacts founder equity, and ties into 409A valuations and shareholder rights.
Equity and ownership
Learn how equity dilution affects ownership stakes during funding rounds and strategies to protect against excessive dilution. Includes cap table analysis, anti-dilution provisions, and dilution modeling.
Equity and ownership
Learn how equity vesting schedules work, including standard structures, vesting cliffs, acceleration triggers, and best practices for founders and employees.
Equity and ownership
Learn what to include in your founder agreement template to protect all parties and set your startup on solid legal ground. Covers equity splits, vesting, IP rights, and more.
Equity and ownership
How does a startup cap table work? Learn how to build, manage, and model your equity structure with examples, templates, and founder-focused best practices.
Equity and ownership
Understand startup stock options, including types, vesting schedules, tax implications, and strategies to maximize your equity compensation package.
Equity and ownership
Option pools reduce LP ownership before exit. How pool size and refresh mechanics compound dilution on capital returned to LP investors.
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