What's market for funding round dilution? In other words, how much ownership are startups giving to investors per funding round, and won't raise eyebrows? It seems to... 20% or less (for Seed) I remember chatting with an 'old school' investor who proudly mentioned that

What's market for a founder's salary(US)? It seems to be around... $100K -140K (Seed) Like many things in startup land, there has been and currently are various views on this. Peter Thiel famously said, "The lower the CEO salary, the more likely it is

What's market for equity grants to startup first hires (non-founder, US)? The average and mean seem to be around. 1% - 2% If you're giving your first hire more (or less), it's going to prompt questions of why. Again, it's not that

What's the most common equity vesting schedule for founders? 4 year vesting with 1 year cliff If your vesting schedule is different, it will raise questions or at least double glances. Though widely agreed that this is the most common schedule, there is surprisingly little statistical data publicly

Actional Contract Insight When negotiating a contract with Microsoft, you should state in some form or language that no discounts will be provided and that the invoiced price is the final payment amount. You close a $500K deal with Microsoft. After delivery, you promptly submit a  $500K invoice and is

College friends start a company together, their professor “advises” them- has 15% of the equity. College friends start a company together, their professor joins the company as a “co-founder”, but is too busy to be involved in the day-to-day (aka advisor)- has 20% of the equity. You would think

What is the revenue number you have to hit to raise a Series A (in the US)? The rule of thumb I had been told, back in 2019, was $1M but that number seem to be moving upward today, which makes sense. So what does the market say? What is

What's market (statistically common) for liquidation preferences in startup investment terms in the US? non-participating 1X liquidation preference In plain English, this means that when the startup is sold, the investor gets 100% (1X) of their money back and done. As a (overly) simplified example, say your startup