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Curious to know what the "typical" ranges are for some of the bracketed sections:

* What are typical / optimal post-money option pool sizes?

* What are typical / optimal founder vesting schedules?

* What are the usual ratios of lead investor / follow-on investor amounts?

It seems that the majority of the Preferred can vote to change the # of directors - wouldn't that offset the initial founder-friendly board setup or am I missing how that vote is used?



Ranges we see:

Option pools: 10-15% Vesting: If there are new rules here, they are around re- vesting and highly dependent on how long the company has been around. *Ratios: A bit harder to say, but the lead is usually taking a significant majority of the round.




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