Rule 701 Math: The 15% of Shares Test
If you are administering a private company stock option plan, you need to do what is referred to as "the Rule 701 math" before every grant of stock options or equity awards.
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Rule 701
What is Rule 701? And if you are a startup or emerging company, why do you need to know about it?
Pitching Folks You Just Met
Startups raising money need to know how to do so in compliance with federal and state securities laws.
Seattle Technology Ecosystem Study
Guest Post by Randy Ottinger Over 25 years ago my wife asked me to visit Seattle from Boston where we were living at the time.
Pitching to the Unknown
Pitching your company to investors and trying to raise money involves meeting a lot of people you have never met before.
Angel Groups and the SEC
The SEC recently issued guidance on angel groups and the general solicitation and general advertising of private company securities offerings.
Why write a book on angel investing?
As the President of Seattle Angel, I’ve worked with a fair number of new angel investors over the years.
The "Pre-Existing, Substantive Relationship"
The SEC recently issued guidance on what constitutes a "pre-existing, substantive relationship." The guidance is helpful for companies raising money for a number of reasons.
Online Portals, Rules 506(b) & (c), and CitizenVC
The SEC recently issued an important no-action letter for online portals, and for other issuers of securities (including startup companies), trying to raise money in compliance with the SEC's new...
General Solicitation & Startup Capital Raising
Once again I had the fun opportunity to work on a writing project with Lauren Hakala from Practical Law.