Equity, diligence & governance — explained.
Plain-English guides across the whole platform — cap tables and fundraising, plus data rooms, board governance, and financial reporting. Written by the team that builds it. No jargon, no sales pitch, just the thing you came to understand.
What is a cap table?
What a capitalization table records, why it matters, and when a spreadsheet stops being enough.
Read the guide → FundraisingWhat is a SAFE?
Simple Agreements for Future Equity, valuation caps and discounts, and how they convert.
Read the guide → ValuationPre-money vs. post-money
The difference one phrase makes to your ownership — and the math founders most often get wrong.
Read the guide → Term sheetsLiquidation preferences, explained
How preferences decide who gets paid first at an exit — and why 1× non-participating is the norm.
Read the guide → DiligenceWhat is a data room?
What goes in a virtual data room, why a shared folder isn't enough, and how to keep control of what you share.
Read the guide → Getting readyHow to get diligence-ready
A practical checklist to keep the documents, numbers, and trail in order before the term sheet lands.
Read the guide → GovernanceWhat goes in a board package?
What to include, how to run the document side of a board meeting, and how to know who's read it.
Read the guide → ReportingFinancial reporting for startups
The core statements, the right cadence, and how to keep reporting clean without the scramble.
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