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How a Broken Cap Table Turns Founders Into Employees of Their Own Company? Founded in 2009, Quid raised over $108M in funding and reached a peak valuation of $300M+ by 2016. Yet when the company was acquired by Netbase in 2020, founder and CEO Bob G

The Hidden Power of the Cap Table! I have seen many entreprenueurs struggling with their cap table just before the funding round and at that point, its not easy to cleanup the mess! Cap Table is the DNA of your startup’s ownership and if you’re not

Knowledge gained<>shared to you-part 1 Qapita and Carta are two reliable Saas tools for equity or cap table management. As the company grows, it becomes imperative to manage the cap table digitally. While Excel can do the job, the process should

STARTUP TERMS TO KNOW -Day 3 1.Exit Strategy - A plan for investors to cash out, typically through an IPO or acquisition. 2.Cap Table (Capitalization Table) - A spreadsheet showing ownership stakes in a company. 3.Freemium - A pricing strategy whe

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SAFEs in India: What Founders get Wrong The basics: You raise money now, equity comes later - typically at your next priced round. ✅ Simple. ⚠️ But not always compliant in India. Here’s what most founders miss: a. US-style SAFEs aren’t enforceable

Startup Myth Busting 💥: "You Need Complex Legal Docs on Day 1!" Hear this often! While solid legal foundations are vital, you likely don't need that 50-page Shareholders' Agreement or intricate ESOP plan when it's just you, a co-founder, and an ear

Below attached is, Famous Founders and their Ownership during their respective IPOs v/s VC Ownerships: Investors have standards in mind when it comes to what your cap table should look like. The founders should collectively own more than 50% of the

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Imagine there's an agriculture startup who needs polyhouses to be setup in each villages where they wanna establish themselves... So tell me how founders will deal with the liquidation of equity each time they want to scale to an new village... If th