Jan 31, 2020
In this episode, Hall welcomes Sergio Paluch of Beta Boom. Beta Boom is a pre-seed fund focusing on startups in emerging tech hubs around the world. They believe that tech innovation has no boundaries and that founders from underserved groups present one of the biggest opportunities of this era for both investors...
Jan 31, 2020
I had a startup the other day approach me about investing. In the discussion it came up that one of the founders recently left and took half the equity with him.
It appears there was no vesting on the founders equity. Vesting means one has to earn the equity by continuing to work in the business over a period of...
Jan 30, 2020
In this episode, Hall welcomes Yigit Ihlamur of Vela Partners. Vela Partners is an investment firm, composed of five partners supported by technology, commercial and legal advisors. Their main focus is software companies, with investments spanning from angel to VC stages.
Before Vela, Yigit Ihlamur worked in Google’s...
Jan 30, 2020
Who should have access to the cap table in a startup?
The Cap Table which shows the ownership of each investor and those from the company is reserved for investors, board members, the CFO, and the corporate attorneys.
For employees, you want to create a culture of openness.
Employees and other shareholders get...
Jan 29, 2020
In this episode, Hall welcomes Greg Baker of Alumni Ventures Group. Alumni Ventures Group (AVG) is a different type of venture capital firm. Designed for individual investors, AVG makes this key asset class available to millions of individuals who previously haven’t had access to a high-quality, diversified...