28 min

Episode 2: Founder vesting Fully Vested

    • Entrepreneurship

What does "vesting" mean in the context of shares held by founders? How can founders be better equipped to handle conversations with investors when vesting is a negotiation point?
 
We explore:
 
• provisions relating to the vesting of shares held by founders, de-mystifying these common but often contentious and complex provisions
 
• how vesting provisions are typically structured and the protection they can provide founders as well as investors
 
• jargon busting terms that founders might come across when negotiating these provisions with investors: "good leaver" and "bad leaver", "cliffs", "straight-line vesting", "accelerated vesting", "milestone / KPI vesting"
 
Got a question? Submit it here!
 
 
 

What does "vesting" mean in the context of shares held by founders? How can founders be better equipped to handle conversations with investors when vesting is a negotiation point?
 
We explore:
 
• provisions relating to the vesting of shares held by founders, de-mystifying these common but often contentious and complex provisions
 
• how vesting provisions are typically structured and the protection they can provide founders as well as investors
 
• jargon busting terms that founders might come across when negotiating these provisions with investors: "good leaver" and "bad leaver", "cliffs", "straight-line vesting", "accelerated vesting", "milestone / KPI vesting"
 
Got a question? Submit it here!
 
 
 

28 min