How to give away equity & stay alive
Guest Post The only way to save your company is to give it away, one chunk of shares at a time.
Starting a company? Don’t succumb to these 3 common legal issues
Guest Post When launching a startup, legal issues often get brushed aside in order for founders to focus on building the product. But making the wrong legal decision early on in the process of starting your company may lead to thorny problems in the future.
Get Yer EarlyShares: Equity-based crowdfunding platform raises $1.15M (exclusive)
August 3, 2012 11:25 AM
Rebecca Grant
Editor's Pick Equity-based crowdfunding platform EarlyShares has raised $1.15 million in its first round of funding, so other businesses can raise funding too.
Debt vs. equity: Which is right for your startup?
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It takes money to make money. Deciding where to find the first funds to get a startup off the ground is one of the most important decisions an entrepreneur has to make. We asked 12 startup founders what advice they …
Zynga to sell 43M shares in secondary offering, bought OMGPOP for $180M
March 23, 2012 6:32 AM
Ben Popper
Zynga filed a revised S-1 this morning with the SEC that contained a number of interesting details. It pegged the price of its recent purchase of NYC game company OMGPOP at $180 million. The filing also revealed the company will …
Cash vs. equity: The compensation conundrum
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(Editor’s note: Jason Cohen is an angel investor and the founder of Smart Bear Software. This story originally appeared on his blog.)
As we bring on new employees at my new venture, I’ve been struggling with the question of how …
