Understanding startup equity can be confusing, this post attempts to explain what I've learned about it over the years.FundraisingTo kick off the discussion on fundraising, I'm going to first illustrate a basic example of what a fundraising round might look like. Company A has 1000 shares. The founder of the company owns 100% of the shares (1000 shares). Now, the founder is seeking an investment to expand the business. She finds an investor that is willing to purchase 100 shares of ...