Cap Tables 101 for Entrepreneurs and Investors

What you'll learn
Understand and model Cap Table of a Startup
Understand different Transaction types[Equity, SAFE notes, Convertible debt, Secondary]
Learn the difference between Share types[common vs preferred]
Model Spreadsheets that anyone can grasp at first glance
Requirements
Basic knowledge of Google Spreadsheets or Excel
Description
Small errors in Cap Table modelling might cost you millions of dollars at the exit. This course will help you avoid them.You will learn both the Theory and Practice:Theory:What is a Cap Table, who needs it, when, and why?What is a Healthy Cap Table?What's the difference between common and preferred shares?How does Employee Stock Option Plan work?What's the difference between Cap Table with Outstanding Shares and a Fully-Diluted Cap Table?What's the difference between Equity Rounds, SAFE notes, Convertible notes, and secondaries? Which of them are used for fundraising, and which are for exiting investments? Which appear in the Cap Table instantly, and which with some delay?Practice:How to model Seed round?How to model ESOP extension?How to model Series A with Pro-rata?How to model SAFE conversion?How to model Convertible Debt conversion?How to model secondary transactions?How to format models?What's the standard color coding of inputs?What are Iterative Calculations, how to turn them on, and how to fix errors connected to them?About the Instructor:I'm an Investment Principal at Seed Stage VC Fund with more than 5 years of experience in the startup ecosystemI've seen thousands of startups and hundreds of Cap TablesI have a finance background, and I took VC courses at...

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