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Company blog · learn.angellist.com/articlesstartupsbusinesseconomics
AngelList is the company blog at learn.angellist.com, writing about startups, business and economics. Since 2021, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
AngelList's Education Center articles on startup finance terms. HN commenters link them as plain definitions of a bridge round, the Schedule K-1 tax form and 409A valuations.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Expand your knowledge and learn how to navigate the world of venture capital.
What Hacker News says?
A round of funding in between major rounds of funding, often in the form of more cash from existing investors. https://learn.angellist.com/articles/bridge-round
Comment linking /articles/bridge-round
on “Many VCs have stopped investing this year”Submitted How to Be an Angel Investor as a story · 3 points
HN discussionIncompetence. It really depends what the process would be. If I get to approve, appeal, or delay all tax statements before the filing deadline, then this probably is ok. K-1s might not be delivered until after the deadline, resulting in angel investors needing to file an extension every year. [0] - https://learn.angellist.com/articles/schedule-k-1
Comment linking /articles/schedule-k-1
on “60M Americans have taxes so simple the IRS could do them automatically”Submitted Learn by AngelList – Venture Education Center as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThere are two main ways: After a funding round, the valuation of a company is whatever the post-money valuation of the company is, by definition. Here there is a market - it's the market of investors willing to invest money into the company, and the shares are worth whatever the investors were willing to pay for them. Also, every 12 months startups are required to get a 409a valuation done [1]. Basically, they hire…
Comment linking /articles/409a-valuation
on “Ask HN: Why don’t companies offer a strike price of $0.01 on options?”
