Glossary

Option pool shuffle

Creating or expanding the option pool pre-money so that the valuation is effectively lower.

A $10M pre-money with a 20 percent pool is an $8M valuation for founders. Negotiate the pool size and whether it is pre- or post-money together with the valuation.

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