4 startup equity and employment agreement gotchas

Convertible debt should count in total shares outstanding b/c it almost *always* converts.
Properly-written double triggers give meaningful downstream protection.
Divide by 5-10 what the VC swears he won’t sell the company for less than.
Have written proof of preference structure, and you’ll be taken care of upon exit.

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