In this #askasiliconvalleylawyer , Silicon Valley lawyers Louis Lehot, Business Lawyer & Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, and Nicole Hatcher, co-founder of Allen & Hatcher, describe what is a capitalization table, how to prepare it, how to manage it, and best practices to protect your startup.  They then discuss the use of a “pro forma” cap table to understand who gets what in a venture capital or other financing.  Finally, Louis and Nicole share their experiences using technology enabled tools to improve accuracy, efficiency and time to better manage the process of issuing equity.  Louis Lehot is a corporate, securities and M&A lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He helps form, fund, buy and sell businesses.

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