Startup Equity: Do You Know What You Need To Know?
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1
. Do you know the total number of shares outstanding in the startup you work at?
Do you know the total number of shares outstanding in the startup you work at?
Yes, within 2% accuracy
Yes, within 5% accuracy
Yes, within 10% accuracy
No
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2
. Is the preference structure for preferred shareholders at the startup you work at Standard Preferred or Participating Preferred?
Is the preference structure for preferred shareholders at the startup you work at Standard Preferred or Participating Preferred?
Standard Preferred
Participating preferred
Don't Know
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3
. Should your startup be acquired, do you have legal control over what role, title and responsibilities you'll have post-acquisition?
Should your startup be acquired, do you have legal control over what role, title and responsibilities you'll have post-acquisition?
Yes
No
Don't know
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4
. Assuming you have equity in the startup you work at, do you know what percentage of total shares outstanding you have?
Assuming you have equity in the startup you work at, do you know what percentage of total shares outstanding you have?
Yes
No
Does not apply to me
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5
. Do you know what the industry average is - in terms of percentage of outstanding shares - for startup equity given to employees in positions similar to yours?
Do you know what the industry average is - in terms of percentage of outstanding shares - for startup equity given to employees in positions similar to yours?
No
Yes
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6
. What type of trigger clause do you have in your startup options agreement?
What type of trigger clause do you have in your startup options agreement?
No trigger
Single trigger
Double trigger
Other type of trigger
What's a trigger?
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. If you have a trigger in your options agreement and are aware of what type of trigger you have, did you negotiate the trigger language or accept what the startup proposed to you?
If you have a trigger in your options agreement and are aware of what type of trigger you have, did you negotiate the trigger language or accept what the startup proposed to you?
Does not apply to me
Accepted what the startup proposed to me
Negotiated trigger language
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8
. How much do you expect your startup options to be worth after 4 years' vesting?
How much do you expect your startup options to be worth after 4 years' vesting?
Nothing
$0-10,000
$10K-$100K
$100K-$1M
$1M+
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9
. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The prospective startup employee has allies in understanding and optimizing his/her startup equity.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The prospective startup employee has allies in understanding and optimizing his/her startup equity.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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10
. How many startup liquidity events have you had in your career?
How many startup liquidity events have you had in your career?
0
1
2
3
4+
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