Monthly Archives: June 2012

Debt: Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing?

A company’s pre-money valuation determines how much equity the founders and other stockholders will keep after a financing. It is difficult to value a start-up or early stage company, or really any company that relies on projections or intangible assets …

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INVESTORS REAP WINDFALLS FROM THE TREATMENT OF OPTION POOLS

Last week I met with representatives of a technology client contemplating a Series A venture capital financing. In discussing the company’s cap structure, they asked me how big the stock option pool should be. Like a lot of clients, they …

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PARKatlanta makes it easy to pay, difficult to appeal tickets

Todays’ blog posting relates to a parking ticket that my son received and what the adjudication of that ticket – over the course of 17 months and counting–tells us about the use of technology by or on behalf of a …

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Technology Company or Technology-Enabled?

Recently the Technology Association of Georgia started accepting applications for its Excalibur Awards. According to TAG’s Excalibur website: “The TAG Excalibur Awards… recognize the companies and organizations throughout Georgia that demonstrate the best use of technology to solve their business …

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