Common Stock vs. Preferred Stock

Stock represents the equity ownership of a company. In the startup world, there are two types of stock broadly: common stock and preferred stock. Common stock is usually something is given in exchange for your effort (sweat stock) whereas preferred stock is something that is given in exchange of the money that you invest in …

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How start-up equity dilution works for Founders and Early Investors ?

Startups typically have three broad ways of funding their companies. They are incubators/accelerators, angel investors, and venture capitalists (institutional investor). Generally, Incubators and Accelerators help the start-up team to set-up the company, and shape the start-up's Go-To-Market strategy. This article is limited only to explain how the equity dilution works and won't get into the …

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