Three investors have asked about your cap table. You nodded confidently. Then you opened a spreadsheet later and realized you weren’t actually sure what they were asking for or why it mattered so much ...

Growth doesn’t always call for bigger systems. Many startup founders discover that heavier, more expensive cap table systems create friction than clarity. As startups grow, their cap tables inevitably ...

At its most basic level, a cap table is just a list of your company’s securities (i.e., stock, options, warrants, etc.) and who owns those securities. A cap table should tell you “who owns what.” More ...

Cap tables and venture capital go hand-in-hand. Without them, determining ownership, control, and exit returns would be nearly impossible. That’s because a capitalization table is a table that takes ...

In startup fundraising, ownership structure can be as decisive as revenue growth or market size. Investors often review a company’s capitalization table, a record of who owns what, before committing ...

Founders start a company because they have an idea they want to bring to market. As their company gains traction and matures, the way in which they manage their business needs to evolve to enable ...

Angel investing is risky. This is a mantra my readers have heard me repeat time and again. I’m game for doing everything possible to mitigate risks and increase success. It’s also why, although I ...

On Tuesday, the Open Cap Table Coalition announced its launch through an inaugural Medium post. The goal of this project is to standardize startup capitalization table data as well as make it far more ...