Fully Vested

Interesting and Insanely Complex

Episode Summary

We discuss the complexities around liquidation preferences.

Episode Notes

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Summary

In which Jason and Graham discuss the ins and outs of liquidation preferences, one of the more complicated features of private company finance.

The Pleasures And Sorrows Of Liquidation Preferences

• Coding Bootcamp Galvanize Agrees to $165 Million Acquisition (Kate Clark for The Information)
• FanDuel founders to receive no cash from sale to Paddy Power Betfair(Margaret Taylor for Scottish newspaper The Herald)
• What Happens When You Sell Your Startup? (Jason D. Rowley for Crunchbase News)
• The Ultimate Guide to Liquidation Preferences (Charles Yu, currently of Bling Capital, on Medium)
• Samsung once sent a lot of nickels to Apple to settle a lawsuit, out of spite (maybe).

About The Co-Hosts

• Jason D. Rowley is a data journalist for Crunchbase News, volunteers with the Python Software Foundation as an organizer of Startup Row at PyCon US, and sends occasional newsletters from Rowley.Report.
• Graham C. Peck is a Venture Partner with Cultivation Capital and additionally helps companies build technology development teams in partnership with Brightgrove and other technology development organizations.