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May 16

Seed Financing Fees are too Expensive

When we raised our Series B in 2015 our legal bill was $25K. At the time I was appalled at how much it cost to close my round. And the worst part was when I looked at the bill, almost all of the costs were for administrative work: building the…

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Seed Financing Fees are too Expensive
Seed Financing Fees are too Expensive

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Apr 20

Advocating for Private Markets at the U.S. House Financial Services Committee

This week I had the chance to testify in front of The House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill. It was an opportunity for me to advocate for the startup community and talk about about the importance of expanding ownership and bolstering venture capital to help fuel the next wave…

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Feb 17

Why Executives Leave

I wrote this three years ago to help my employees understand why executives leave Carta. I’m sharing now in the hopes it will help CEOs, executives, and employees better understand executive departures. How to think about executive departures In January and February I did a few office visits where people asked…

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Feb 2

My 2023 Letter to Customers

Every year I write to all of Carta’s customers to both thank them for trusting us as they build the companies of the future and to share how we hope to better support them in the coming year. …

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Aug 26, 2022

The next evolution of Carta

Today we are making a visual change at Carta. This change is the external manifestation of the next evolution of Carta. The first problem we set out to solve at Carta was the electronic issuing and signing of private stock certificates. …

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The next evolution of Carta
The next evolution of Carta

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Aug 13, 2021

Price discovery in private markets

Carta raised a $500M Series G, valuing the company at $7.4B. The round was led by Silver Lake. Of our eight rounds of capital raised, this was the largest and also the simplest. I don’t like fundraising. It takes a lot of time to explain the business to each and…

Startups

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Price discovery in private markets
Price discovery in private markets
Startups

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Jul 12, 2021

Carta’s Return to Office Plan

Over the last year we have been figuring out how to work together from our individual homes and at the same time how, or if, we will return to the office. I have heard from hundreds of Carta employees through small round table discussions, spent hours with our executive team…

Startup

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Carta’s Return to Office Plan
Carta’s Return to Office Plan
Startup

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Apr 2, 2021

Carta Tax Advisor

I’m super excited to announce the acquisition of YearEnd — a tax optimization and filing product for startup employees. Figuring out taxes for startup employees sucks. Tax services like TurboTax and H&R Block don’t handle ISO or NSO options, AMT, RSUs, or private stock exercises. The tax impact of exercising…

Taxes

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Carta Tax Advisor
Carta Tax Advisor
Taxes

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Mar 19, 2021

Carta’s equity refresh program

Below is an excerpt of a few slides from a recent presentation to our Board Compensation Committee about our employee equity strategy. I know a lot of CEOs and Heads of People are wrestling with how to create an equity refresh strategy. …

Compensation

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Carta’s equity refresh program
Carta’s equity refresh program
Compensation

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Feb 4, 2021

Finally, a private stock exchange

Today was a big day. In 2013 we raised our seed round on the pitch of “building the Nasdaq for private markets.” Eight years later we call our exchange CartaX. Today Carta closed its first trading session as the first issuer on CartaX. First, some quick statistics on today’s trading: …

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Finally, a private stock exchange
Finally, a private stock exchange

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