The concept of a fully-diluted basis is not difficult. A fully-diluted basis just means the assumption of the highest potential amount of common stock a startup will have outstanding, regardless of vesting provisions and assuming all options and other securities like convertible notes are converted into common stock. That is,
Par value is the minimum price that a corporation can issue its shares. In the US, par value was created during the time of the great depression in order to ensure a shares could not be sold under a certain price. Today, that concept is somewhat archaic, but it still
An often overlooked aspect of filing a certificate of incorporation is determining how many shares of authorized stock should the new corporation authorize at incorporation. This decision doesn’t really matter to most businesses (I don’t have a clue how many shares I authorized when I incorporated my law firm), but
A definition of preferred stock and how it benefits startups and investors
How to vest your startup company's founders stock over time to prepare for an exiting founder
