One of the biggest challenges for startup founders and funders is making sure that the “cap table” (the spreadsheet or table that shows all of the equity ownership capital) is fair among all of the current and future stakeholders.

If you get the cap table right, it doesn’t guarantee that your venture will be successful. But if you get it wrong, it will dramatically increase the probability of problems and may even cause your venture to fail.

One of the biggest challenges for startup founders and funders is making sure that the “cap table” (the spreadsheet or table that shows all of the equity ownership capital) is fair among all of the current and future stakeholders.

If you get the cap table right, it doesn’t guarantee that your venture will be successful. But if you get it wrong, it will dramatically increase the probability of problems and may even cause your venture to fail.