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A clause that speeds up your equity vesting if certain events happen, like acquisition or being fired without cause. It's supposed to protect you but usually just makes the acquisition price higher.
Wealthy individuals who invest in early-stage startups, either because they see potential or more likely because they're bored and have disposable income.
The average revenue generated per user, typically calculated monthly or annually. The easiest way to understand if your pricing actually matters.
An acquisition primarily designed to hire the team rather than use the product—basically human trafficking with a legal framework.
One company buying another, either for its technology and users or just to hire its talented team members—sometimes it's hard to tell which.
A growing trend of founders rejecting venture capital in favor of bootstrapping, arguing that VC funding is more constraint than catalyst.
When a company acquires another company not for its product but for its talent, basically paying to dissolve a startup and recycle its employees.
The event where founders finally get paid (or at least some of them do after preferred investors take their cut) and VCs hit return targets.