What are standard equity terms for single searchers in 2019?

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March 23, 2019

by a searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School in Bentonville, AR, USA

Greetings,

I'm looking into the equity terms for single searchers at acquisition. Reviewing the Stanford Search Primer 2018 and exhibits it shows an example:
- 9% equity at close
- up to 8% during operations (2% per year for 4 years)
- up to 8% based on performance metrics

Based on what people have seen is that still accurate?

Thanks!

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from Harvard University in New York, NY, USA
This is a little bit on a tangent, but have you looked at a self funded search? If at all possible I'd recommend that, as I think the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages, and you can structure your equity on much simpler and searcher-beneficial terms.
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in Toa Baja, 00949, Puerto Rico
Hello Scott, did you ever get a good benchmark for terms? I'd be interested in learning about what you found out.
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