The fundamental reason that VCs often hold a separate class of stock, one that is not designated as "common stock," is that the corporate laws of all states require that holders of the same class of stock must have the same rights as any other holder of that class of stock, and VCs want to have (and can negotiate) a set of rights that is different from those of the common stock holders. True False An investor is in negotiation with a start up to purchase $10 million worth of preferred stock. The investor is insisting that the security be a "participating preferred with a 4X preference." If the investment goes forward, the post-money valuation will be $40 million. As the CEO of the startup who has a significant equity position in the company, your reaction should, or would, likely be which of the following: The large multiple could cost me and other common holders money and will negotiate hard to get it down because it feels excessive ("too rich"). I'm indifferent to the large multiple because the preferred is participating, If we can increase our valuation four-fold by the time the investor exits, it will not matter to me and the other shareholders. As I firmly believe we will do this, I don't viev this term as economically significant. If a firm offers qualified stock options to its employees, one of the disadvantages is the fact that should the company not go public, but instead is sold in a 'strategic sale' to another cpmpany, the stock ' options will be worthless to the employee, even if vested. That is false, although there may be some sub-optimal tax consequences around the holding period. That is true That is false, in fact it is better for the option holder to not have the company go public and be sold privately That is true, due to an automatic forfieture provision, with is common. Which of the following statements is the most correct des The directors of a company are chosen by the shareholders and work fort shareholders. The directors of a company are chosen by the management, but work for shareholders. The directors of a company are chosen by the shareholders, but work for management The directors of a company are chosen by the management and work for management. The management team of a company is chosen by the shareholders and shareholders. A sophisticated VC firm is prepared to make a $15 million dollar investment in a pre-revenue company. Which of the following considerations would likely lead to the investor agreeing to purchase some number of existing shares? The firm is very new and has not done a major equity sale previously The founders are broke The employees have qualified stock options The firm is quite old, has raised $20 million previously and is about to expand