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Company Formation

Cap Table 101
How to Pick a Startup Idea
Choosing Your Co-Founder
Minimizing Founder Dilution
Parting with Your Co-Founder
Founder Departure Impact on Cap Table

Raising Your Seed

Introduction to SAFEs
Pre-money vs Post-money Conversion
SAFE vs Priced Round
SAFE Side Letters

Raising Your A

How to Nail Your Series A Deck
Impact of Series A on Cap Table
Selling Secondaries
How to Negotiate Your Series A Term Sheet
Structured and Down Rounds

Mergers and Acquisitions

How to Sell Your Startup
Legal Considerations for M&A
Structuring M&A
Terms to Negotiate in an M&A Transaction
QSBS for Early-Stage Founders: A Tax Strategy Worth $15 Million

Open Source

Why Your Open Source Project Needs Telemetry
The Open Source Content Marketing Playbook: Lessons from Posthog

Engineering

Engineering Best Practices at Seed Stage

Tools

Cap Table Worksheet (App)

About

Company Formation

Cap Table 101
How to Pick a Startup Idea
Choosing Your Co-Founder
Minimizing Founder Dilution
Parting with Your Co-Founder
Founder Departure Impact on Cap Table

Raising Your Seed

Introduction to SAFEs
Pre-money vs Post-money Conversion
SAFE vs Priced Round
SAFE Side Letters

Raising Your A

How to Nail Your Series A Deck
Impact of Series A on Cap Table
Selling Secondaries
How to Negotiate Your Series A Term Sheet
Structured and Down Rounds

Mergers and Acquisitions

How to Sell Your Startup
Legal Considerations for M&A
Structuring M&A
Terms to Negotiate in an M&A Transaction
QSBS for Early-Stage Founders: A Tax Strategy Worth $15 Million

Open Source

Why Your Open Source Project Needs Telemetry
The Open Source Content Marketing Playbook: Lessons from Posthog

Engineering

Engineering Best Practices at Seed Stage

Tools

Cap Table Worksheet (App)

About

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