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The Shadow CEO:
Entrepreneurs, Don’t Be Left Behind

by | Nov 12, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO startup series. Part 12, the final segment, takes a founder-friendly look at additional equity grants.
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The Shadow CEO:
Protecting Founders and Special Voting Preferences
by | Oct 17, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 11: Protecting Founders and Special Voting Preferences
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The Shadow CEO:
A Founder’s Guide to Calculating Share Price
by | Sep 21, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series.

Part 10: Calculating Share Price
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The Shadow CEO:
A Founder’s Guide to Common Metrics
by | Jul 26, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series.

Part 9: Explaining Common Metrics
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The Shadow CEO:
Stock Classes and Raising Capital

by | Mar 9, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 7: Stock classes and raising capital
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The Shadow CEO:
Equity Beyond Stock Options—Restricted Stock and More
by | Feb 10, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 6: Restricted stock and more
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The Shadow CEO:
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the Foundational Documents of a Corporation
by | Dec 19, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 4: Foundational documents
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The Shadow CEO:
Using Equity as an Incentive and the Role of the Board
by | Nov 21, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 3: Why use equity as an incentive?
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The Shadow CEO:
Early-Stage Insights for Entrepreneurs

by | Oct 6, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan kicks off a new series on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance, before making needless mistakes.

Part I: Getting the right advice
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