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[Disclaimer: I am very new to all this so pls help me with ur valuable suggestions as I need your guidance]

I have an idea which I am thinking to discuss with my friend and I think it can be a good one. So, lets say if it clicks us both. Then how should we plan about the Equity split up. Considering we might have to share our equity in future funding rounds and maybe an employee Esop. 

Any learning material around it or ur experience will be very valuable for me to start-off.

What to consider during an Equity split up?

Software Developer

What to consider during an Equity split up?- Grapevine

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Hi everyone, I joined a startup back in May which started in May itself. I wrote the first line of code and it has been the backend work since then and have hired a few interns along the way. 

I took some pay cut to join this startup and i didn't receive any share/ESOPs as well in my offer letter. but whenever i talk to my friends who have worked or are working in these types of companies, ask me to ask for the ESOPs/equity from my founder. 

I did talk about  equity/ESOPs before accepting my offer letter but that time, they said, you will be issued ESOPs later on when we raise some funding. We will make some ESOPs plan when we raise funding. 

I know that our company has only raised friends and family round of amount near to 1cr. 

Now I need advice on.. should i bring up this conversation again with the company's founder ? 
And how much percentage of equity should I be asking..? 

 given that I am giving my 101% daily and leading the backend team.. although i have industry experience of only 3 years but have good academic achievements and has completed graduation in computer science in tier-1 college.

How to ask for ESOPs when you are a founding engineer

Software Engineer

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I got a offer where i will get the equity. Does people really make money when company get sold considering in my case if i get 1% equity.

Also how does it work? Suppose when we start valuation of the company is 1 cr so my part will be 1L. Now in the next round suppose the valuation is 10cr then does it increase my equity to 10L or it dilute my % of equity?

Suppose if the company is sold at 100cr, do i really get 1 cr? Kindly let me know how it works and really people make money or not if it get sold.

How does equity works for founding engineer?

Engineering Manager

I need to know what docs are required to confirm one's equity in a startup. I am first time founder so this is a complete black box for me.

Equity ownership confirmation

Founder

We are from trying to raise Funds for our startup, can anyone guide step by step.

Trying to raise funds for startup.

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I have 6 years experience. My current base/fixed is 60 LPA. (I also got a 5 lakh bonus and 5 lakh of my ESOPs vested this year making my total vested about 30 lakh. So the total comp is 70). 

I'm being offered a senior engineer position in an early stage startup (as part of the founding engineer team). They haven't given an offer yet.

Being early stage, the emphasis will most likely be on ESOPs. How do I evaluate this and set my expectations? (If I were to switch to a mature company, I believe the hikes usually are between 15-20%? How does this work for early stage startups?)

Salary expectation at early stage startup

Little context, I worked at a startup for 2yrs and got 50% of my esops vested. It's been 6 months now after I left the startup. Now, I am looking forward to buy my options which were bested and further sell it to folks interested.

How should I go about it? Please suggest me how should I go about it. All kind of suggestions are welcome 🙌

How do I sell my equity?

Generalist

Hi I am working in a pre-seed startup. The product is good and the industry has scope to grow. 
I am their first hiring, as well as the only Backend Engineer till now. I am about to complete 1 year.

Company's current valuation is 2M at 11% and I have recieved 5Lakh as Esops vested in 4 years in last year's CTC.

I want to negotiate for a direct equity handover apart from my ESOPS at Uniocorn valuation of the company with my CTO in coming months like 1% equity. I want to ask if anyone else had done such contract with their founders and negotiation tips to succeed with negotiation

Equity negotiation

Hi folks, 

I'm Kashish, the CEO of EquityList and Founder of Cloud Capital which I run as a solo GP.
A little bit about what we do: 

EquityList is a full-stack equity management platform by AngelList India. Companies across India, US and Singapore use EquityList to manage their cap table, stock options (ESOP/SAR), shareholders, and related compliances. Managing equity for 10k+ stakeholders, 250+ companies and ~$1B in stock options.

Cloud Capital has deployed $8M+ in 55+ startups such as Airmeet, Rupifi, Orange Health, DevRev, ZET (OneCode) and others. I've also angel invested in startups such as OSlash, Atlys, Chronicle, Even Healthcare and others.

Excited to do this AMA, and look forward to answering any of your questions about ESOPs, cap table management, investing, entrepreneurship, and more!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashisharma

Live AMA: Hey everyone, I'm Kashish, CEO of EquityList. Ask me anything!

what is the standard for doing the full tech stack and basically getting an MVP made

The founders have said 7% but that seems like a joke to us honestly considering they'll be seeking funding on our work

How much equity should I demand ?

Consultant

Share with your founders and alway ask for equity.

Investor

I have an MVP version of a startup idea. No revenue yet. Someone is keen to angel invest. How does this work? Can someone answer these questions for me?

- If suppose Person X puts in 50L, how do I value my company and thereby equity? 
- How do I authorise and distribute shares?
- Someone mentioned I should do a SAFE - can someone explain how'd that work and would that be a better option than choosing a random number
- If I give 20% of company for 50L, how does that change if I raise a future round? Do I issue additional shares?

Anyone who has had experience here will help

Angel Investing - Help me understand

Management Consulting

Primarily, my question targets startups which went ipo where you may joined when it was a private company and later it went public and you liquidates it. 
- will your esop units gets multiplied before ipo?
- will exercise price gets increased before ipo?
- what about the tax?
- are there any unknowns and nuances involved which you were not aware of and later realised?
I hold esops in a startup and want to understand how this works during an IPO

How much did you earned through esops via IPO?

How do you evaluate the risk and the potential of the offer from an early-stage (seed stage done) startup in India?

For example (hypothetical), a seasoned leader / founder is starting a new startup in fintech industry (e.g., next zerodha, etc). They raise 10 million USD at 30 million USD post-money valuation. 

I took fintech as example specifically to ensure it's not only engineers that will be needed from the beginning.

* Now, If I were to join as a founding team member (founding engineer for example), what kind of salary, ESOPs one should expect as minimum?

* If I were to join after 2-3 engineers are already hired (so not founding engg anymore), what is realistic expectation? 

* What are some questions I must ask to evaluate if the offer and equity I am being given is good or not.

(I know there's probably no way to generalise a "good/bad offer" as that likely depends also on very specific situation of the startup - like what problem is it trying to tackle, and what is the potential of it, etc. So feel free to share your experience as well if not advice)

Evaluating risk of joining a seed stage startup

Looking for practical advice only. No high level gyaan please. Just how to build right, get a team in place, mitigate risks and ship fast kind of advice

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