How do I evaluate a venture-backed startup equity package when the company is pre-revenue and seed stage?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do I evaluate a venture-backed startup equity package when the company is pre-revenue and seed stage?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Carta startup employee equity guide dilution liquidation preferences option exercise 409A seed stageGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
IRS incentive stock options AMT exercise employee stock options publication 525Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Y Combinator employee equity startup options fully diluted liquidation preference guideGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
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Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carta startup employee equity guide dilution liquidation preferences option exercise 409A seed stage OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IRS incentive stock options AMT exercise employee stock options publication 525 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Y Combinator employee equity startup options fully diluted liquidation preference guide OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |